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2007 SESSION

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SB 206 Childhood obesity; Board of Education & Health Department establish standards to prevent thereof.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Childhood obesity.  Requires the Board of Education to promulgate, in cooperation with the State Health Department, regulations establishing standards to facilitate the prevention and reduction of childhood obesity in the public schools. This bill also requires division superintendents to complete instruction concerning the causes and consequences of overweight and obese students, and the relationship between nutrition, health, and learning by July 1, 2008. The requirement for instruction may be satisfied by attendance at conferences, seminars, or in-service training.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066006728  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/06  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 066006728
• 01/10/06  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/26/06  Senate: Continued to 2007 in Education and Health (12-Y 2-N)
• 12/11/06  Senate: Left in Education and Health