House
File
74
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
74
BY
CHAMBERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
eliminating
the
healthy
kids
Act.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
29,
Code
2011,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
256.9,
subsections
55
and
56,
Code
2011,
are
3
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
6,
paragraph
a,
Code
5
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
a.
A
pupil
is
not
required
to
enroll
in
either
physical
7
education
or
health
courses
,
or
meet
the
requirements
of
8
paragraph
“b”
or
“c”
,
if
the
pupil’s
parent
or
guardian
files
a
9
written
statement
with
the
school
principal
that
the
course
or
10
activity
conflicts
with
the
pupil’s
religious
belief.
11
Sec.
4.
Section
256.11,
subsection
6,
paragraphs
b
and
c,
12
Code
2011,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
13
Sec.
5.
Section
273.2,
subsection
7,
Code
2011,
is
amended
14
by
striking
the
subsection.
15
EXPLANATION
16
This
bill
eliminates
the
healthy
kids
Act.
The
bill
17
eliminates
the
directive
to
the
state
board
of
education
to
18
adopt
rules
establishing
nutritional
content
standards
for
19
foods
and
beverages
sold
or
provided
on
the
school
grounds
20
of
any
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
during
21
the
school
day
with
the
exceptions
of
the
food
provided
by
any
22
federal
school
food
program
or
through
an
agreement
with
an
23
agency
of
the
federal
government,
foods
sold
for
fund-raising
24
purposes,
and
foods
and
beverages
sold
at
concession
stands.
25
The
bill
also
eliminates
the
directive
to
the
director
of
26
the
department
of
education
to
convene
a
nutrition
advisory
27
panel
to
review
research
in
pediatric
nutrition
and
submit
28
findings
and
recommendations
to
be
considered
when
establishing
29
or
amending
the
nutritional
content
standards
for
foods
and
30
beverages
sold
or
provided
in
the
schools.
The
bill
eliminates
31
the
directive
to
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
32
monitor
school
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
for
33
compliance
with
the
nutritional
content
standards;
eliminates
34
the
provisions
requiring
minimum
specified
physical
activity
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for
students
and
requiring
completion
of
a
certification
course
1
for
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;
and
eliminates
the
provision
2
directing
boards
of
area
education
agencies
to
contract
with
3
licensed
dieticians
for
the
support
of
nutritional
provisions
4
in
individual
education
plans
and
to
provide
information
to
5
support
school
nutrition
coordinators.
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