Bill Text: MI HB5655 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; other; department of education to develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database; provide for. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1502c.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-23 - Printed Bill Filed 05/23/2012 [HB5655 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB5655-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5655
May 22, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Brown and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1502c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1502c. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the state board
shall develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best
practices database. This database shall contain at least all of the
following:
(a) The results of any wellness-related fitness testing done
by school districts.
(b) Information on successful programs and policies
implemented by school districts that are designed to improve
nutrition and physical activity in the public schools. This
information may include any of the following:
(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 district.
(v) Any other information the state board deems appropriate.
(2) The state board shall ensure that the nutrition and
physical activity best practices database is readily accessible to
all school districts. The state board shall encourage school
districts to submit information for inclusion in the database.
(3) The state board may promulgate rules necessary for
administration of the nutrition and physical activity best
practices database.
(4) The state board is not required to establish the nutrition
and physical activity best practices database until the state board
has secured all of the funding necessary to meet the requirements
of this section.
