| 1 | 1 | | 84R5066 LED-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Allen H.B. No. 2087 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the development of healthy nutrition and physical |
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| 8 | 8 | | activity guidelines for licensed child-care providers, public |
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| 9 | 9 | | school teachers, and public school administrators. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 114, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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| 12 | 12 | | by adding Section 114.009 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 114.009. NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES |
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| 14 | 14 | | FOR CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS. (a) The council shall develop wellness |
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| 15 | 15 | | guidelines to educate licensed child-care providers, public school |
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| 16 | 16 | | teachers, and public school administrators about serving as role |
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| 17 | 17 | | models for children by: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) practicing healthy nutrition; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) engaging in physical activity. |
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| 20 | 20 | | (b) The council shall develop incentives to encourage |
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| 21 | 21 | | licensed child-care providers, public school teachers, and public |
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| 22 | 22 | | school administrators to follow the guidelines. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (c) The council shall communicate the guidelines and |
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| 24 | 24 | | incentives to licensed child-care providers, public school |
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| 25 | 25 | | teachers, and public school administrators in this state in a |
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| 26 | 26 | | manner that the council determines is appropriate. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. The interagency obesity council shall develop |
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| 28 | 28 | | the guidelines and incentives required by Sections 114.009(a) and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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| 30 | 30 | | January 1, 2016. The council shall communicate the guidelines and |
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| 31 | 31 | | incentives as required by Section 114.009(c), as added by this Act, |
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| 32 | 32 | | not later than July 1, 2016. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 34 | 34 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 35 | 35 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 37 | 37 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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