Broome SR No. 5
Directs the Department of Education to study and evaluate the implementation of state law
regarding required physical activity in public schools and its effectiveness in combating
obesity.
Provides that the department shall submit a written report to the Senate Select Committee
on Women and Children, on or before December 31, 2013, of its findings as to whether or
not public schools, local public school boards, and BESE are complying with the reporting
requirement of RS 17:17.1; the degree and extent of public schools are actually
implementing the required physical activity requirement; whether the development of the
outreach and communication plan has occurred and whether or not it has been distributed to
local public school boards and made available to parents and students; and whether or not
each local public school board has established a school health advisory council; the makeup
of each health advisory council; whether the health advisory councils are meeting; and what
recommendations the health advisory councils have made to their local public school boards
over the last five years.
Provides that the Select Committee on Women and Children hold a public meeting before
March 1, 2014, on the report.