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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3706
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health
Education Act. Provides that the State Board of Education shall develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database. Provides that the database shall contain the results of any wellness-related fitness testing done by local school districts, as well as information on successful programs and policies implemented by local school districts designed to improve nutrition and physical activity in the public and charter schools. Provides that the information may include (i) a description of the program or policy, (ii) advice on implementation, (iii) any assessment of the program or policy, (iv) a contact person from the local school district, and (v) any other information the State Board of Education deems appropriate. The database shall be readily accessible to all local school districts Statewide. The State Board of Education shall encourage local school districts to submit information to the database, however no school district shall be required to submit information. Provides that the State Board of Education may adopt rules necessary for administration of the database. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB3706 |
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LRB096 20773 MJR 36524 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive |
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Education Act is amended by adding Section 3.5 as |
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| follows:
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| (105 ILCS 110/3.5 new) |
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| Sec. 3.5. Nutrition and physical activity best practices |
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| database. |
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| (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and maintain |
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| a nutrition and physical activity best practices database. The |
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| database shall contain the results of any wellness-related |
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| fitness testing done by local school districts, as well as |
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| information on successful programs and policies implemented by |
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| local school districts designed to improve nutrition and |
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| physical activity in the public and charter schools. This |
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| information may include (i) a description of the program or |
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| policy, (ii) advice on implementation, (iii) any assessment of |
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| the program or policy, (iv) a contact person from the local |
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| school district, and (v) any other information the State Board |
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| of Education deems appropriate. The database shall be readily |
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| accessible to all local school districts Statewide. The State |
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| Board of Education shall encourage local school districts to |