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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a coordinated health program for school districts |
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located in the border region. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.013, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commissioner shall adopt criteria to require that at |
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least one program available under Subsection (a) be designed to |
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prevent and detect obesity and Type 2 diabetes by taking into |
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account the needs of school districts located in a county located on |
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the Texas-Mexico border that have a student population identified |
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by the commissioner as at risk for obesity and Type 2 diabetes. A |
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program designated under this subsection must provide that: |
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(1) each school district must distribute to each |
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school in the district: |
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(A) health curriculum teacher's guides for each |
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grade level; |
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(B) health curriculum student workbooks for each |
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student in each grade level; |
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(C) a physical education activity pad; |
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(D) a cafeteria program instructor's guide and |
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food service staff workbooks; and |
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(E) a newsletter for the family of each student |
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in the district; |
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(2) for each student in kindergarten through grade |
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eight, each school in the school district must: |
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(A) measure the height and weight of the student |
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at the beginning of the school year and at another appropriate time |
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during the implementation of the program; and |
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(B) track the measurements of the student and the |
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progress of the student under the program through a data entry |
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system provided over the Internet; and |
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(3) the coordinated health program components must |
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consist of bilingual materials. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0131 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0131. REQUIRED COORDINATED HEALTH PROGRAM FOR |
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CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) A school district located in a |
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county located on the Texas-Mexico border shall implement a |
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coordinated health program that meets the criteria of Section |
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38.013(d). |
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(b) In the first year a school district implements a program |
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under this section, the district shall report the measurements of |
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student height and weight and the progress of a student under the |
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program to the entity that administers the program. The |
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administering entity shall evaluate and analyze the measurements to |
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determine the effectiveness of the program in the first year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |