Bill Text: IA SF2285 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an Iowa healthiest children initiative in the department of public health and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2144.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-04 - Subcommittee, Forristall, Fry, and Heddens. H.J. 417. [SF2285 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2285-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act establishing an Iowa healthiest children initiative in the department of public health and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2144.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-04 - Subcommittee, Forristall, Fry, and Heddens. H.J. 417. [SF2285 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2285-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2285
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2285
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2144)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
an
Iowa
healthiest
children
initiative
in
1
the
department
of
public
health
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
135.181
Iowa
healthiest
children
1
initiative.
2
1.
The
Iowa
healthiest
children
initiative
is
established
3
in
the
department.
The
purpose
of
the
initiative
is
to
develop
4
and
implement
a
plan
for
Iowa
children
to
become
the
healthiest
5
children
in
the
nation
by
January
1,
2020.
The
areas
of
focus
6
addressed
by
the
initiative
shall
include
improvement
of
7
physical,
dental,
emotional,
and
mental
health;
access
to
basic
8
needs
such
as
food
security,
housing,
stable
home
environments,
9
and
safe,
quality
child
care
settings;
and
promotion
of
healthy
10
behaviors
such
as
tobacco-free
and
drug
abuse-free
living,
11
engagement
in
physical
fitness,
and
adhering
to
a
healthy
diet.
12
2.
The
department
shall
create
a
task
force
to
develop
an
13
implementation
plan
to
achieve
the
purpose
of
the
initiative.
14
The
implementation
plan,
including
findings,
recommendations,
15
performance
benchmarks,
data
collection
provisions,
budget
16
needs,
and
other
implementation
provisions
shall
be
submitted
17
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly
on
or
before
December
15,
18
2014.
19
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
20
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
establishes
the
Iowa
healthiest
children
25
initiative
in
the
department
of
public
health.
26
The
purpose
of
the
initiative
is
to
develop
and
implement
27
a
plan
for
Iowa
children
to
become
the
healthiest
children
in
28
the
nation
by
January
1,
2020.
The
health
status
areas
of
29
focus
addressed
by
the
initiative
are
to
include
physical,
30
dental,
emotional,
and
mental
health;
access
to
basic
needs;
31
and
promotion
of
healthy
behaviors.
The
department
is
required
32
to
create
a
task
force
to
develop
an
implementation
plan
to
33
achieve
the
purpose
of
the
initiative.
The
implementation
34
plan,
including
findings,
recommendations,
performance
35
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