Senate File 2279 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2080)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing health, nutrition, and cardiopulmonary
2 resuscitation certification requirements for students, school
3 districts, and accredited nonpublic schools.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may
1 2 be cited as the "Healthy Kids Act".
1 3 Sec. 2. Section 256.7, Code Supplement 2007, is amended by
1 4 adding the following new subsection:
1 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 29. Adopt rules establishing nutritional
1 6 content standards for foods and beverages sold or provided on
1 7 the school grounds of any school district or accredited
1 8 nonpublic school during the school day exclusive of the food
1 9 provided by any federal school food program or pursuant to an
1 10 agreement with any agency of the federal government in
1 11 accordance with the provisions of chapter 283A. The standards
1 12 shall be consistent with the dietary guidelines for Americans
1 13 issued by the United States department of agriculture food and
1 14 nutrition service.
1 15 Sec. 3. Section 256.9, Code Supplement 2007, is amended by
1 16 adding the following new subsections:
1 17 NEW SUBSECTION. 57. Convene, in collaboration with the
1 18 department of public health, a nutrition advisory panel to
1 19 review research in pediatric nutrition conducted in compliance
1 20 with accepted scientific methods by recognized professional
1 21 organizations and agencies including but not limited to the
1 22 institute of medicine. The advisory panel shall submit its
1 23 findings and recommendations, which shall be consistent with
1 24 the dietary guidelines for Americans published jointly by the
1 25 federal department of health and human services and department
1 26 of agriculture if in the judgment of the advisory panel the
1 27 guidelines are supported by the research findings, in a report
1 28 to the state board. The advisory panel may submit to the
1 29 state board recommendations on standards related to federal
1 30 school food programs if the recommendations are intended to
1 31 exceed the existing federal guidelines. The state board shall
1 32 consider the advisory panel report when establishing or
1 33 amending the nutritional content standards required pursuant
1 34 to section 256.7, subsection 29. The director shall convene
1 35 the advisory panel by July 1, 2008, and every five years
2 1 thereafter to review the report and make recommendations for
2 2 changes as appropriate. The advisory panel shall include but
2 3 is not limited to at least one Iowa state university extension
2 4 nutrition and health field specialist and at least one
2 5 representative from each of the following:
2 6 a. The Iowa dietetic association.
2 7 b. The school nutrition association of Iowa.
2 8 c. The Iowa association of school boards.
2 9 d. The school administrators of Iowa.
2 10 e. The Iowa chapter of the American academy of pediatrics.
2 11 f. A school association representing parents.
2 12 g. The Iowa grocery industry association.
2 13 h. An accredited nonpublic school.
2 14 i. The Iowa state education association.
2 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 58. Monitor school districts and
2 16 accredited nonpublic schools for compliance with the
2 17 nutritional content standards for foods and beverages adopted
2 18 by the state board in accordance with section 256.7,
2 19 subsection 29. School districts and accredited nonpublic
2 20 schools shall annually make the standards available to
2 21 students, parents, and the local community. A school district
2 22 or accredited nonpublic school found to be in noncompliance
2 23 with the nutritional content standards by the director shall
2 24 submit a corrective action plan to the director for approval
2 25 which sets forth the steps to be taken to ensure full
2 26 compliance.
2 27 Sec. 4. Section 256.11, subsection 6, Code Supplement
2 28 2007, is amended to read as follows:
2 29 6. a. A pupil is not required to enroll in either
2 30 physical education or health courses, or meet the requirements
2 31 of paragraph "b" or "c", if the pupil's parent or guardian
2 32 files a written statement with the school principal that the
2 33 course or activity conflicts with the pupil's religious
2 34 belief.
2 35 b. Every student physically able shall be required to
3 1 engage in a physical activity for a minimum of thirty minutes
3 2 per school day. The department shall collaborate with
3 3 stakeholders on the development of daily physical activity
3 4 requirements and the development of models that describe ways
3 5 in which school districts and schools may incorporate the
3 6 physical activity requirement of this paragraph into the
3 7 educational program.
3 8 c. Every student by the end of grade twelve shall
3 9 successfully complete a certification course for
3 10 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The administrator of a school
3 11 may waive this requirement if the student is not physically
3 12 able to successfully complete the training.
3 13 Sec. 5. Section 273.2, Code 2007, is amended by adding the
3 14 following new subsection:
3 15 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. The board of an area education agency
3 16 or a consortium of two or more area education agencies shall
3 17 contract with one or more licensed dieticians for the support
3 18 of nutritional provisions in individual education plans
3 19 developed in accordance with chapter 256B and to provide
3 20 information to support school nutrition coordinators.
3 21 EXPLANATION
3 22 This bill creates what may be known and cited as the
3 23 "Healthy Kids Act". The bill directs the state board of
3 24 education and the director of the department of education to
3 25 take actions to establish, monitor, and ensure compliance with
3 26 nutritional content standards for foods and beverages sold or
3 27 provided on the school grounds during the school day in school
3 28 districts and accredited nonpublic schools. The bill also
3 29 requires every physically able student to engage in 30 minutes
3 30 of physical activity per school day and to complete a
3 31 certification course for cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior
3 32 to graduating.
3 33 The bill requires the state board to adopt rules
3 34 establishing the standards for foods and beverages exclusive
3 35 of the food provided by any federal school food program or
4 1 under an agreement with a federal agency. The standards must
4 2 be consistent with the dietary guidelines for Americans issued
4 3 by the United States department of agriculture.
4 4 The director of the department is charged with convening,
4 5 in collaboration with the department of public health, a
4 6 nutrition advisory panel to review scientifically conducted
4 7 research in pediatric nutrition. The advisory panel, which is
4 8 to convene by July 1, 2008, and every five years thereafter,
4 9 shall submit its findings and recommendations in a report to
4 10 the state board, which shall consider the report when
4 11 establishing or amending the nutritional content standards.
4 12 If the director finds that a school district or school is
4 13 noncompliant with the standards, the school district or school
4 14 must submit a corrective action plan to the director. School
4 15 districts and accredited nonpublic schools are required to
4 16 annually make the standards available to students, parents,
4 17 and the local community.
4 18 The bill amends the educational standards to require every
4 19 student who is physically able to engage in physical activity
4 20 for a minimum of 30 minutes per school day unless the
4 21 student's parent or guardian files for a religious exemption.
4 22 The department must collaborate with stakeholders when
4 23 developing models that describe ways schools may incorporate
4 24 the physical activity requirement into the educational
4 25 program. Every student physically able is also required to
4 26 successfully complete a certification course for
4 27 cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
4 28 The bill also requires the board of an area education
4 29 agency or a consortium of area education agencies to contract
4 30 with one or more licensed dieticians for the support of
4 31 nutritional provisions in individual education plans developed
4 32 for children requiring special education and to provide
4 33 information to support school nutrition coordinators.
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