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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 632 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 543
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to health programs in schools.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Maya Schildkraut1/14/2023Ivy Michaud1/14/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 632 FILED ON: 1/14/2023
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By Representative Nguyen of Andover (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
543) of Maya Schildkraut and Ivy Michaud relative to health programs in schools. Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to health programs in schools.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. The General Court hereby finds and declares that:
2 (1) aspects of the current health curriculum taught in the commonwealth negatively
3impact students and their mental and physical health, particularly with regard to information
4relative to nutrition and eating disorders;
5 (2) health curriculum that requires students to analyze and track their food consumption
6may negatively affect students’ mental, physical and emotional health and foster disordered
7eating habits;
8 (3) the Massachusetts comprehensive health framework was last revised in 1999 and a
9revised framework is critical to the health and nutritional education of students in the
10commonwealth.
11 SECTION 2. (a) The department of elementary and secondary education shall review and
12revise the 1999 Massachusetts comprehensive health framework with particular focus on: (i) 2 of 2
13revising the nutritional education curriculum to foster healthful eating and physical activity
14through enhancing student agency and competence; (ii) increase student understanding about
15biology, personal behavior and access to nutritional foods, including navigating modern food
16systems, understanding food nutrition labels and addressing sedentary behavior; and (iii)
17recognition of disordered eating and how to recognize and address the development of
18disordered eating habits.
19 (b) Not later than June 30, 2024, the department of elementary and secondary education
20shall file a report with the joint committee on education detailing the proposed revisions to the
211999 Massachusetts comprehensive health framework.