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11 The Committee on Health Care (Peaden) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. (1) The Department of Health in
19 partnership with the Department of Education shall award
20 grants to local school districts to implement a 3-year pilot
21 program that targets students in the fourth and fifth grades
22 in 10 geographically and demographically diverse counties. The
23 pilot program must:
24 (a) Have a program provider. The program provider
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26 1. Have a nutrition-education program currently in use
27 throughout the school districts in this state in order to
28 receive funds under the grants provided by the pilot program;
29 2. Promote the "Fresh 2-U" campaign by the Department
30 of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
31 3. Have an established partnership with the Produce
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1 for Better Health Foundation and promote its "5 A Day the
2 Color Way" campaign; and
3 4. Work with school districts to use multimedia
4 methods and awareness events and promote healthful nutrition
5 and physical activity opportunities throughout the school year
6 targeting students, staff, parents, and caregivers.
7 (b) Establish a school-based program in elementary
8 schools for purposes of promoting healthy eating habits,
9 increasing physical activity, and improving fitness, and
10 include formal curriculum on physical activity and nutrition
11 which is consistent with recommendations from the Governor's
12 Task Force on the Obesity Epidemic, February 2004.
13 (c) Provide education and professional-development
14 training to teachers on how to implement the program to model
15 physical activity and healthy eating behavior, and on the
16 importance of building positive physical habits during school
17 and away from school.
18 (d) Empower teachers to facilitate educational
19 opportunities to support and sustain lifelong physical
20 activity and healthy eating.
21 (e) Incorporate physical activity and nutrition
22 education into core classroom subject areas and various
23 curricula, including, but not limited to, math, science, home
24 economics, and language arts and be linked to the Sunshine
25 State Standards.
26 (f) Integrate nutrition and physical activities into
27 other educational opportunities both inside and outside of the
28 classroom. Teachers, administrators, school food service
29 personnel, other school personnel, and parents and students
30 shall collaborate on creating a positive physical activity and
31 healthy nutrition environment. The program must also include
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1 resources and activities that engage and involve parents and
2 caregivers.
3 (g) Provide resources and education for core classroom
4 teachers to promote collaboration between the physical
5 education and core classroom teachers and create a
6 comprehensive educational experience for the students to
7 develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to make healthy
8 decisions using critical thinking skills throughout their
9 lives, while enhancing students' reading and academic skills.
10 (h) Provide resources that are sustainable and provide
11 open, web-based resources to teachers and students across the
12 state.
13 (i) Be compliant with applicable state education
14 standards.
15 (j) Have nutrition-education activities that are
16 developed in partnership with the Produce for Better Health
17 Foundation.
18 (k) Have a goal that is based on evidence and research
19 and published in a peer-reviewed journal demonstrating a
20 statistically significant reduction in body mass index and an
21 increase in fruit and vegetable consumption and levels of
22 physical activity among participating students.
23 (l) Hire a statewide coordinator to provide ongoing
24 support for teachers and staff who implement the program.
25 (2) At the completion of the 3-year pilot program, the
26 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
27 Accountability shall conduct a performance evaluation to
28 determine the program's effectiveness in changing body mass
29 index, increasing knowledge, and improving attitudes and
30 behaviors of students related to nutrition and physical
31 activity. Following the completion of the 2006-2007 and
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1 2007-2008 school years, the Office of Program Policy Analysis
2 and Government Accountability shall submit a report to the
3 Legislature.
4 (3) In addition to working with the Department of
5 Education and local school districts, the Department of
6 Health, working together with the program provider, shall seek
7 partnerships with local businesses, industries, corporations,
8 philanthropies, and other organizations, including state and
9 federal grant opportunities that may assist in providing
10 funding or resources to schools.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
17 On page 1, line 16, after the semicolon,
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20 requiring the Department of Health in
21 partnership with the Department of Education to
22 award grants to local school districts to
23 implement a pilot program to promote healthy
24 eating habits, increase physical activity, and
25 improve fitness; specifying requirements for
26 the pilot program; requiring the Office of
27 Program Policy Analysis and Government
28 Accountability to complete a report to
29 determine the program's effectiveness in
30 changing body mass index, increasing knowledge,
31 and improving attitudes and behaviors of
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1 students related to nutrition and physical
2 activity; requiring the Department of Health
3 and the program provider to seek partnerships
4 with various entities and organizations for
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