Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 732

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Title

Description: Mississippi Healthy Students Act; enact.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (H) Referred To Education
2 01/17 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 01/22 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 01/22 (H) Amendment Failed
5 01/22 (H) Passed   {Vote}
6 01/24 (H) Transmitted To Senate
7 01/26 (S) Referred To Education;Appropriations
8 02/27 (S) Died In Committee

Amendments:

Lost [H] Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)   {Vote}

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Reeves

Additional Authors: Myers, Brown, Martinson, Thomas, Warren, Harrison, Clarke, Whittington, Mayo, Ward, Montgomery, Fillingane, Calhoun, Holloway, Burnett, Scott

Code Section: A 037-0013-0134

Title: AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTHY STUDENTS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-13-134, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE A MINIMUM PERIOD OF ACTIVITY-BASED INSTRUCTION AS DEFINED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AS APPROPRIATE AND A MINIMUM PERIOD OF HEALTH EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN GRADES K-8; TO REQUIRE ONE-HALF OF A CARNEGIE UNIT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN GRADES 9-12 FOR GRADUATION; TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COLLECT BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) INFORMATION FOR EVERY STUDENT AND PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO PARENTS WITH AN EXPLANATION; TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATION OF SUFFICIENT STATE-SOURCE FUNDS FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EMPLOY A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COORDINATOR TO ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATUTORY DUTIES OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL HEALTH COUNCILS SHALL BE MANDATORY RATHER THAN PERMISSIVE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LOCAL SCHOOL HEALTH COUNCILS SHALL INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATORS/DIRECTORS; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT REGULATIONS, FOR COMPLIANCE BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THAT ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING AREAS: PREPARATION OF FOOD ITEMS; FOOD ITEMS THAT CAN BE PREPARED, SOLD OR CONSUMED IN SCHOOL CAFETERIAS AND ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES; RESTRICTION OF COMPETITIVE FOOD SALES ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES; THE MINIMUM TIME ALLOTTED FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TO CONSUME SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND SCHOOL LUNCH; RESTRICTION OF SALES OF EXTRA FOOD TO STUDENTS; AND MARKETING HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES TO STUDENTS AND STAFF; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT REGULATIONS SPECIFYING THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE APPROVED FOR SALE THROUGH SCHOOL FUND-RAISERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/08/07 at 14:12.

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