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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
5 Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 2310-371.5 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 2310/2310-371.5 new)
8     Sec. 2310-371.5. Childhood Health Promotion Program.
9     (a) Subject to appropriations for this purpose, the
10 Department shall establish a Childhood Health Promotion
11 Program to prevent and reduce the incidence and prevalence of
12 obesity in children and adolescents, especially among
13 populations with high rates of obesity and obesity-related
14 health complications including, but not limited to, diabetes,
15 heart disease, cancer, osteoarthritis, asthma and other
16 conditions. The program shall use recommendations and goals of
17 the United States Departments of Agriculture and Health and
18 Human Services, the Surgeon General, and the Centers for
19 Disease Control and Prevention in developing and implementing
20 guidelines for nutrition education and physical activity
21 projects as part of childhood health prevention efforts. The
22 content and implementation of the program shall stress the
23 benefits of choosing a balanced, healthful diet from the many
24 options available to consumers, without specifically targeting
25 the elimination of any particular food group, food product, or
26 food-related industry.
27     (b) The program may include, but need not be limited to,
28 the following features:
29         (1) Developing media health promotion campaigns
30     targeted to children and adolescents and their parents and
31     caregivers that emphasize increasing consumption of
32     low-calorie, high nutrient foods, decreasing consumption

 

 

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1     of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods, and increasing
2     physical activity designed to prevent or reduce obesity.
3         (2) Establishing school-based childhood nutrition
4     education and physical activity programs including
5     linkages to physical and health education courses.
6         (3) Establishing community-based childhood nutrition
7     education and physical activity programs including
8     programs which involve parents and caregivers.
9         (4) Coordinating with the State Board of Education,
10     Department of Human Services, Department of Children and
11     Family Services, Department of Public Aid, and other
12     federal, State, and local agencies to incorporate
13     strategies of the program into government food assistance,
14     health, education, and recreation programs.
15         (5) Sponsoring periodic conferences or meetings to
16     bring together experts in nutrition, exercise, public
17     health, mental health, education, parenting, media, food
18     marketing, food security, agriculture, community planning,
19     and other disciplines to examine societal-based solutions
20     to the problem of childhood obesity and issue guidelines
21     and recommendations for State policy and programs.
22         (6) Developing training programs for medical and other
23     health professionals to teach practical skills in
24     nutrition and exercise education to children and their
25     parents and caregivers.
26     (c) The Department shall periodically collect and analyze
27 information from schools, health and nutrition programs, and
28 other sources to determine the prevalence of childhood obesity
29 in the State and to evaluate, to the extent possible, the
30 effectiveness of the program.
31     (d) The Department may, directly or through contract,
32 administer the program within the amount of funds available.
33 The Department shall also make grants, within the amount of
34 funds available, for community-based projects targeted to
35 high-risk populations to implement the provisions of this
36 Section.
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
2 10-20.40 and 34-18.32 as follows:
 
3     (105 ILCS 5/10-20.40 new)
4     Sec. 10-20.40. School District Nutrition Advisory
5 Committees.
6     (a) To authorize and encourage every district to establish
7 a Child Nutrition Advisory Committee, which shall:
8         (1) Include, but is not limited to, a representative of
9     the school district, the food preparation staff, the
10     physical education departments, the school nurse or health
11     staff, a registered dietitian, if available, the faculty of
12     the district, the parent teacher associations in the
13     district, the students enrolled in the district, and the
14     parents or guardians of students enrolled in the district
15     which shall meet at least quarterly; or if it is not
16     possible or practical for all groups recommended to have
17     members on the committee to be represented, the district
18     may approve a committee that, to the greatest extent
19     possible, represents the interests of the recommended
20     groups.
21         (2) Study all facets of the current nutritional
22     policies of the district including, but not limited to, the
23     goals of the district to promote health and proper
24     nutrition, vending machine sales, menu criteria,
25     educational curriculum teaching health nutrition,
26     educational information provided to parents or guardians
27     regarding healthy nutrition and the health risks
28     associated with obesity, opportunities offered to parents
29     or guardians to encourage healthier eating habits to
30     students, and the education provided to teachers and other
31     staff as to the importance of health nutrition.
32         (3) Consider recommendations and practices of other
33     districts and nutrition studies.
34         (4) Report the status of the implementation of the

 

 

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1     district's programs to improve students' nutritional
2     awareness and a healthy diet to the board of the local
3     school district.
4         (5) Report periodically to the district regarding
5     practices that will educate teachers, parents or
6     guardians, and children about healthy nutrition and raise
7     awareness of the dangers of obesity. The committee is also
8     encouraged to provide any parent teacher association in the
9     district with such findings and recommendations.
10     (b) The district is encouraged to give, in a newsletter, if
11 any, that precedes the commencement of school in the fall,
12 written notice to all parents or guardians of enrolled students
13 of the existence of the committee and supply information as to
14 how interested parents or guardians may participate on the
15 committee. The district is encouraged to give notice to all
16 parents or guardians and students, through its regular
17 newsletters or other regular forms of written communication, of
18 the scheduled dates of committee meetings.
 
19     (105 ILCS 5/34-18.32 new)
20     Sec. 34-18.32. School Board Nutrition Advisory Committees.
21     (a) The board shall authorize and encourage the
22 establishment of a Child Nutrition Advisory Committee, which
23 shall:
24         (1) Include, but is not limited to, a representative of
25     the board, school preparation staff, physical education
26     departments, school nurses or health staff, a registered
27     dietitian, if available, faculty, parent teacher
28     associations in the district, enrolled students, and
29     parents or guardians of enrolled students, which shall meet
30     at least quarterly; or if it is not possible or practical
31     for all groups recommended to have members on the committee
32     to be represented, the board may approve a committee that,
33     to the greatest extent possible, represents the interests
34     of the recommended groups.
35         (2) Study all facets of the current nutritional

 

 

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1     policies of the district including, but not limited to, the
2     goals of the district to promote health and proper
3     nutrition, vending machine sales, menu criteria,
4     educational curriculum teaching health nutrition,
5     educational information provided to parents or guardians
6     regarding healthy nutrition and the health risks
7     associated with obesity, opportunities offered to parents
8     or guardians to encourage healthier eating habits to
9     students, and the education provided to teachers and other
10     staff as to the importance of health nutrition.
11         (3) Consider recommendations and practices of other
12     schools and nutrition studies.
13         (4) Report the status of the implementation of the
14     district's programs to improve students' nutritional
15     awareness and a healthy diet to the board.
16         (5) Report periodically to the board regarding
17     practices that will educate teachers, parents or
18     guardians, and children about healthy nutrition and raise
19     awareness of the dangers of obesity. The committee is also
20     encouraged to provide any parent teacher association in the
21     district with such findings and recommendations.
22     (b) The board is encouraged to give, in a newsletter, if
23 any, that precedes the commencement of school in the fall,
24 written notice to all parents or guardians of enrolled students
25 of the existence of the committee and supply information as to
26 how interested parents or guardians may participate on the
27 committee. The board is encouraged to give notice to all
28 parents or guardians and students, through its regular
29 newsletters or other regular forms of written communication, of
30 the scheduled dates of committee meetings.