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Senate Bill 42 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-05 |
House Sponsor: Delisi |
Senate Bill 42 amends the Education Code and the Health and Safety Code relating to health education, physical activity, and food products in public and primary schools. The bill requires the health curriculum for certain school districts to emphasize proper nutrition and exercise, authorizes the State Board of Education to expand the requirement for student participation in physical activity and certain coordinated health programs designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes to include middle and junior high school students through the eighth-grade level, requires compliance by certain health programs with United States Department of Agriculture guidelines relating to foods with minimal nutritional value, and requires each school district to report certain health and physical activity information to the Texas Education Agency. The bill also establishes the school health advisory committee to assist the State Health Services Council to assist in the support, delivery, and coordination of school health programs and services.