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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program to recognize public schools with successful |
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student health and fitness programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.027. HEALTHY SCHOOLS RECOGNITION PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commissioner shall establish a healthy schools recognition program |
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under which schools are recognized for successfully implementing |
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programs that encourage student health and fitness. |
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(b) A school may apply to the commissioner for recognition |
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as a gold, silver, or bronze healthy school. The commissioner shall |
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determine whether a school qualifies for recognition and the level |
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for which the school qualifies based on: |
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(1) improvement in the results of the physical fitness |
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assessment instrument administered under Subchapter C; |
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(2) implementation of a coordinated health program |
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under Section 38.014, if the school applying for recognition is an |
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elementary school, middle school, or junior high school; |
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(3) the involvement of the local school health |
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advisory council established under Section 28.004; |
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(4) compliance with student minimum physical activity |
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requirements under Section 28.002(l); |
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(5) recent recognition, by a public or private entity |
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approved for the purpose by the commissioner, for successfully |
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implementing a program that encourages student health or fitness; |
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and |
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(6) any other criteria adopted by the commissioner. |
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(c) The commissioner may establish partnerships with |
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private and nonprofit entities to provide monetary and in-kind |
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rewards to schools that receive recognition under the program as a |
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healthy school. |
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(d) The commissioner may solicit and accept a gift, grant, |
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or donation from any source for the development or implementation |
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of the program. Only a gift, grant, or donation may be used to fund |
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development or implementation of the program. |
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(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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school 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, 2013. |