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1     AN ACT concerning education.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section
5 2-3.137 as follows:
 
6     (105 ILCS 5/2-3.137 new)
7     Sec. 2-3.137. School health recognition program. The State
8 Board of Education shall establish a school health recognition
9 program that:
10         (1) publicly identifies those schools that have
11     implemented programs to increase the level of physical
12     activity of their students;
13         (2) publicly identifies those schools that have
14     adopted policies or implemented programs to promote
15     healthy nutritional choices for their students; and
16         (3) allows recognized schools to share best practices
17     and model services with other schools throughout the State.
 
18     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
19 becoming law.