NY State Senate Bill 2011-S7113

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2011-S7113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10259
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§901, 903, 904, 912, 918, 803, 804, 804-a & 813, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S2437, A2517
2015-2016: S1521, A6504
2017-2018: S2724, A5151

2011-S7113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the screening for childhood obesity by elementary and secondary schools and promotes the availability of certain healthy foods and beverages; requires instruction in schools on good health practices.

2011-S7113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S7113

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the
education law, in relation to screening for childhood obesity and
instruction in good health and reducing the incidence of obesity

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The incidence of childhood obesity is a rapidly growing public health,
social, and economic concern that is adversely affecting the overall
health and well-being of our next generation of New Yorkers. In fact,
acute and chronic adverse health conditions such as diabetes, chronic
coronary conditions, and respiratory illnesses caused by obesity
conditions is about to overtake those acute and chronic adverse
health conditions caused by smoking tobacco.

This bill attempts to more fully integrate activities conducted by the
Education Department to better educate students and parents on the
important economic and health reasons for eating a balanced and
nutritious diet. In addition to teaching such Subjects in Health
class, the scientific reasons for the importance of having a balanced
diet should be presented in science classes such as biology and
chemistry.
Further, the Department should more actively provide more
opportunities for physical recreational activities to foster physical

fitness and create an environment so that students are more capable
to learn because they have "burned off" energy during recess.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Education Law section 901 which relates to school
health services to be provided. This section expands the types of
services that may be provided by school health services to
include examining students for the existence, in addition to
diseases or disabilities, childhood obesity as defined pursuant to
existing Education Law standards contained in section 904.

Section 2: Amends Education Law section 903 to add that school health
exams may include a diabetes risk analysis if such child has risk
for type 1 or type 2 diabetes, such as obesity, family history of
type 2 diabetes, or other factors that heighten the risk of
diabetes.

Section 3: Amends Education Law section 904 which relates to health
and welfare services to all children, may also include childhood
obesity screening.

Section 4: Amends Education Law section 912 which relates
to health and welfare services to all children, may also include
childhood obesity screening.

Section 5: Amends Education Law section 918 (4) and (5)which relates to
the formation of school district nutrition advisory committees. Under
this provision, such advisory committees can study and make
recommendations on current nutritional policies of the school
district to reduce the incidence of childhood obesity. Further, such
advisory committees can make recommendations on educational
information that can be provided to parents and guardians of students
regarding healthy nutrition and health risks associated with asthma,
chronic bronchitis, and other chronic respiratory diseases. Provided
further, make recommendations to teachers and other staff as to the
dangers of childhood obesity.

Section 6: Amends Education Law section 803 (1) and (5) which relates
to the instruction of physical education in all elementary and
secondary schools to foster the increased overall physical fitness
and good health of its students and to foster a reduction in the
incidence of childhood obesity. Further, it encourages the regents to
ensure that all students in elementary and secondary schools have
daily physical activity to increase their physical wellbeing and to
increase their ability to absorb what is being taught in school.

Section 7: Amends Education Law section 804(1) to alter the material
taught in health, physical education, and appropriate science classes
to include information on the health risks associated with childhood
obesity and ways to combat the incidence of childhood obesity.

Section 8: Amends Education Law section 804-a which relates to the
comprehensive School Health Education Demonstration Program. These
demonstration programs can be established by individual schools for
the development, implementation, evaluation, validation, and
replication of exemplary comprehensive health education programs.
This bill expands this demonstration program to include conveying
knowledge to students on a host of social conditions to include in
addition to adolescent pregnancy, alcohol abuse, truancy, suicide,
and substance abuse to also include obesity, asthma, or other chronic
respiratory diseases.

Section 9: Amends Education Law section 813 to ensure that during a
primary and secondary student's lunch period that ample time is
devoted so that such student can consume his lunch and have time to
engage in physical exercise or recreation.

Section 10: Effective Date.

JUSTIFICATION:
The growing prevalence of overweight and obese children is a crisis
that is facing the entire nation. Obesity related health care
expenditures in New York are some of the highest in the nation.
Further, contrary to the lower prevalence of obesity among adults,
children in New York are more likely to be obese or overweight when
compared to national trends. Obesity and overweight conditions in
individuals are leading to higher incidences of life threatening

conditions and substantial economic costs both to the State of New
York for health care costs and to employers in lost work time and
higher health care costs. Obesity in children tends
to manifest itself more widely among poorer children and children
whose parents have lower education levels.

The rising incidence of childhood obesity is a serious medical problem
that continues to grow, especially among poorer and minority
communities. Further, obesity is known to cause or exacerbate a
number of serious chronic medical disorders including hypertension,
dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and respiratory
dysfunction. Nearly 80% of patients with diabetes mellitus are obese,
while nearly 70% of diagnosed cases of cardiovascular disease are
related to obesity.

While the high prevalence of obesity and overweight conditions is an
important public health concern when it affects adults. It should be
of heightened concern that this adult affliction is now becoming more
common among children. When obesity conditions afflict children this
poses, significant quality of life detriments to such persons,
reduces the productivity of such individuals over a longer time of
their life, and hastens the onset of many chronic conditions that can
hurt the quality of life of such persons and their families.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Related to S.6423 (Klein) that contains a
more comprehensive expansion of obesity programs to combat obesity in
adults and children.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
See relevant sections at the end of each Part of this bill.

2011-S7113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7113

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to screening  for  child-
  hood obesity and instruction in good health and reducing the incidence
  of obesity

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 901 of the education law, as amended by chapter 477
of the laws of 2004, subdivision 1 as amended by section 57 of part  A-1
of chapter 58 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  S 901. School  health  services  to  be  provided.  1.  School  health
services, as defined in  subdivision  two  of  this  section,  shall  be
provided  by  each school district for all students attending the public
schools in this state, except in the city school district of the city of
New York, as provided in this  article.  School  health  services  shall
include  the  services  of  a  registered  professional nurse, if one is
employed, and shall also include such services as  may  be  rendered  as
provided  in  this  article  in  examining students for the existence of
disease or disability, OR MAY INCLUDE SERVICES RELATED TO EXAMINING  FOR
CHILDHOOD OBESITY BASED UPON THE CALCULATION OF EACH STUDENT'S BODY MASS
INDEX  AND  WEIGHT STATUS CATEGORY PURSUANT TO SECTION NINE HUNDRED FOUR
OF THIS ARTICLE, and in testing the eyes and ears of such students.
  2. School health services for the purposes of this article shall  mean
the  several procedures, including, but not limited to, medical examina-
tions, dental inspection and/or screening, scoliosis  screening,  vision
screening  [and], audiometer tests, AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY AS MEASURED BY
BODY MASS INDEX AND WEIGHT STATUS CATEGORY, designed  to  determine  the
health  status  of  the  child;  to  inform  parents or other persons in
parental relation to the child, pupils and teachers  of  the  individual
child's  health  condition  subject to federal and state confidentiality
laws; to guide parents, children and teachers in procedures for prevent-
ing and correcting defects [and], diseases AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY  CONDI-
TIONS; to instruct the school personnel in procedures to take in case of
accident  or  illness;  to  survey  and  make  necessary recommendations

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD13426-12-2

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concerning the health and safety aspects of school  facilities  and  the
provision of health information.
  S  2.  Subdivisions 1, 3 and 4 of section 903 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2007, subdivision 1 as  separately
amended  by  section  11 of part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007 and
paragraph a of subdivision 3 as amended by section 28 of part A of chap-
ter 58 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read as follows:
  1. A health certificate shall be furnished  by  each  student  in  the
public  schools upon his or her entrance in such schools and upon his or
her entry into the grades prescribed by the commissioner in regulations,
provided that such regulations shall require such certificates at  least
twice during the elementary grades and twice in the secondary grades. An
examination and health history of any child may be required by the local
school authorities at any time in their discretion to promote the educa-
tional  interests  of  such child. Each certificate shall be signed by a
duly licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who
is authorized by law to practice in this state, and consistent with  any
applicable  written practice agreement, or by a duly licensed physician,
physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, who is authorized  to  prac-
tice  in  the  jurisdiction in which the examination was given, provided
that the commissioner has determined that such jurisdiction  has  stand-
ards  of  licensure  and  practice comparable to those of New York. Each
such certificate shall describe the condition of the  student  when  the
examination  was  made, which shall not be more than twelve months prior
to the commencement of the school  year  in  which  the  examination  is
required,  and shall state whether such student is in a fit condition of
health to permit his or her attendance at the public schools.  THE EXAM-
INATION MAY INCLUDE A DIABETES RISK ANALYSIS AND, IF NECESSARY, CHILDREN
WITH RISK FACTORS FOR TYPE 1 DIABETES, OR RISK FACTORS  ASSOCIATED  WITH
TYPE 2 DIABETES SUCH AS OBESITY, A FAMILY HISTORY OF TYPE 2 DIABETES, OR
ANY  OTHER  FACTORS  CONSISTENT  WITH INCREASED RISK SHALL BE TESTED FOR
DIABETES. Each such certificate shall also state the student's body mass
index (BMI) and weight status category.  For purposes of  this  section,
BMI  is  computed  as  the  weight in kilograms divided by the square of
height in meters or the weight in pounds divided by the square of height
in inches multiplied by a conversion factor of 703. Weight status  cate-
gories  for  children and adolescents shall be as defined by the commis-
sioner of health. In all  school  districts  such  physician,  physician
assistant  or nurse practitioner shall determine whether a one-time test
for sickle cell anemia is necessary or desirable and  he  or  she  shall
conduct such a test and the certificate shall state the results.
  3.  a. Within thirty days after the student's entrance in such schools
or grades, the health certificate shall be submitted to the principal or
his or her designee and shall  be  filed  in  the  student's  cumulative
health  record. If such student does not present a health certificate as
required in this section, unless he or  she  has  been  accommodated  on
religious grounds, the principal or the principal's designee shall cause
a notice to be sent to the parents or person in parental relationship to
such  student  that  if the required health certificate is not furnished
within thirty days from the date of such notice, an examination will  be
made  of  such  student,  as  provided  in this article. Each school and
school district [chosen as part of an appropriate sampling  methodology]
shall  participate  in  surveys  directed  by the commissioner of health
pursuant to the public health law  in  relation  to  students'  BMI  and
weight  status  categories  as reported on the school health certificate
and which shall be subject to audit by the commissioner of health.  Such

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surveys  shall  contain the information required pursuant to subdivision
one of this section in relation to students' BMI and weight status cate-
gories in aggregate. Parents or other persons in parental relation to  a
student  may refuse to have the student's BMI and weight status category
included in such survey.  Each school and school district shall  provide
the  commissioner of health with any information, records and reports he
or she may require for the purpose of such audit.  The  BMI  and  weight
status  survey  and  audit  as  described  in  this subdivision shall be
conducted consistent with confidentiality requirements imposed by feder-
al law.
  b. Within thirty days after the student's entrance in such schools  or
grades,  the  dental  health certificate, if obtained, shall be filed in
the student's cumulative health record.
  4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two  and  three
of  this  section,  no  examinations  for a health certificate or health
history shall be  required  or  dental  certificate  requested,  and  no
screening examinations for sickle cell anemia OR CHILDHOOD OBESITY shall
be required where a student or the parent or person in parental relation
to such student objects thereto on the grounds that such examinations or
health  history  conflict  with  their  genuine  and  sincere  religious
beliefs.
  S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 904 of the education law, as amended  by
section  12  of  part B of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
  1. Each principal of a public school, or his or  her  designee,  shall
report  to  the  director  of school health services having jurisdiction
over such school, the names of  all  students  who  have  not  furnished
health  certificates  as  provided in section nine hundred three of this
article, or who are children with disabilities, as  defined  by  article
eighty-nine  of this chapter, and the director of school health services
shall cause such students to be separately and  carefully  examined  and
tested  to ascertain whether any student has defective sight or hearing,
or any other physical disability which may tend to prevent  him  or  her
from  receiving  the  full  benefit  of school work, or from requiring a
modification of such work to prevent  injury  to  the  student  or  from
receiving  the  best  educational results.   Each examination shall also
include a calculation of the student's body mass index (BMI) and  weight
status  category.  For  purposes of this section, BMI is computed as the
weight in kilograms divided by the square of height  in  meters  or  the
weight in pounds divided by the square of height in inches multiplied by
a  conversion  factor  of 703. Weight status categories for children and
adolescents shall be as defined by the commissioner of  health.  In  all
school  districts,  such physician, physician assistant or nurse practi-
tioner shall determine whether a one-time test for sickle cell anemia is
necessary or desirable and he or she shall conduct such  tests  and  the
certificate  shall  state the results. If it should be ascertained, upon
such test or examination, that any of such students have defective sight
or hearing[,]  or  other  physical  disability,  including  sickle  cell
anemia,  as  above  described, OR ARE OBESE, the principal or his or her
designee shall notify the parents  of,  or  other  persons  in  parental
relation  to,  the  child as to the existence of such disability. If the
parents or other persons in parental relation are unable or unwilling to
provide the necessary relief and treatment for such students, such  fact
shall  be reported by the principal or his or her designee to the direc-
tor of school health services, whose duty it shall be to provide  relief
for such students. Each school and school district [chosen as part of an

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appropriate  sampling methodology] shall participate in surveys directed
by the commissioner of health pursuant  to  the  public  health  law  in
relation  to students' BMI and weight status categories as determined by
the  examination  conducted  pursuant to this section and which shall be
subject to audit by the  commissioner  of  health.  Such  surveys  shall
contain  the  information  required  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  in
relation to students' BMI and weight  status  categories  in  aggregate.
[Parents  or  other persons in parental relation to a student may refuse
to have the student's BMI and weight status category  included  in  such
survey.]  Each school and school district shall provide the commissioner
of health with any information,  records  and  reports  he  or  she  may
require  for the purpose of such audit. The BMI and weight status survey
and audit as described in this section  shall  be  conducted  consistent
with   confidentiality   requirements  imposed  by  federal  law.  [Data
collection for such surveys shall commence on a voluntary basis  at  the
beginning  of  the  two  thousand seven academic school year, and by all
schools chosen as part of the sampling methodology at the  beginning  of
the  two thousand eight academic school year.] The department shall also
utilize the collected data to develop a  report  of  child  obesity  and
obesity related diseases.
  S  4.  Section  912 of the education law, as amended by chapter 477 of
the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 912. Health and welfare services to all children. The voters  and/or
trustees  or  board  of  education  of every school district shall, upon
request of the authorities of a school other than public, provide  resi-
dent  children  who attend such school with any or all of the health and
welfare services and facilities which are made available by such  voters
and/or  trustees  or board of education to or for children attending the
public schools of the district. Such services may include, but  are  not
limited  to  all services performed by a physician, physician assistant,
dentist, dental hygienist, registered professional nurse, nurse  practi-
tioner, school psychologist, school social worker or school speech ther-
apist,  and  may  also  include  dental  prophylaxis, vision and hearing
screening examinations,  CHILDHOOD  OBESITY  SCREENING,  the  taking  of
medical  histories and the administration of health screening tests, the
maintenance of cumulative health records and the administration of emer-
gency care programs for ill or injured students. Any  such  services  or
facilities  shall  be  so  provided notwithstanding any provision of any
charter or other provision of law inconsistent herewith. Where  children
residing  in  one  school  district  attend  a  school other than public
located in another  school  district,  the  school  authorities  of  the
district  of residence shall contract with the school authorities of the
district where such nonpublic school is located, for  the  provision  of
such  health and welfare services and facilities to such children by the
school district where such nonpublic school is located, for a  consider-
ation  to  be  agreed  upon  between  the  school  authorities  of  such
districts, subject to the  approval  of  the  qualified  voters  of  the
district  of  residence when required under the provisions of this chap-
ter. Every such contract shall be in writing and in the form  prescribed
by the commissioner, and before such contract is executed the same shall
be submitted for approval to the superintendent of schools having juris-
diction  over  such  district  of  residence and such contract shall not
become effective until approved by such superintendent.
  S 5. Subdivisions 4 and 5 of section 918  of  the  education  law,  as
added  by  chapter  493  of  the  laws  of  2004, are amended to read as
follows:

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  4. The committee is encouraged to study AND  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  ON
all  facets  of the current nutritional policies of the district includ-
ing, but not limited to, the goals of the district to promote health and
proper nutrition, REDUCE THE INCIDENCE  OF  CHILDHOOD  OBESITY,  vending
machine  sales,  menu  criteria, educational curriculum teaching healthy
nutrition, AND educational information provided to parents or  guardians
regarding  healthy nutrition and the health risks associated with obesi-
ty, ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND OTHER CHRONIC  RESPIRATORY  DISEASES.
PROVIDED,  FURTHER,  THE COMMITTEE MAY PROVIDE INFORMATION TO PERSONS IN
PARENTAL RELATION ON opportunities offered to parents  or  guardians  to
encourage  healthier  eating  habits  to  students,  and  the  education
provided to teachers and other staff as to  the  importance  of  healthy
nutrition  AND  ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY.  In addition the
committee  shall  consider  recommendations  and  practices   of   other
districts and nutrition studies.
  5.  The committee is encouraged to report periodically to the district
regarding practices that will educate teachers, parents or guardians and
children about healthy nutrition and raise awareness of the  dangers  of
CHILDHOOD  obesity, ASTHMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS AND OTHER CHRONIC RESPIR-
ATORY DISEASES.  The committee is encouraged also to provide any  parent
teacher  associations in the district with such findings and recommenda-
tions.
  S 6. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 803  of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  118  of  the  laws of 1957, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. All pupils above the age of  eight  years  in  all  elementary  and
secondary  schools,  shall  receive as part of the prescribed courses of
instruction therein such physical education under the direction  of  the
commissioner  of  education  as  the regents may determine. Such courses
shall be designed to aid in the well-rounded education of pupils and  in
the  development  of  character,  citizenship, OVERALL physical fitness,
GOOD health [and], the worthy use of leisure AND THE  REDUCTION  IN  THE
INCIDENCE  OF  CHILDHOOD  OBESITY.   Pupils above such age attending the
public schools shall be required to attend upon such prescribed  courses
of instruction.
  5.  (A) It shall be the duty of the regents to adopt rules determining
the subjects to be included in courses of  physical  education  provided
for  in this section, the period of instruction in each of such courses,
the qualifications of teachers, and the attendance upon such courses  of
instruction.
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, THE REGENTS
MAY PROVIDE  IN  ITS  RULES  THAT  THE  PHYSICAL  EDUCATION  INSTRUCTION
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
GRADES  SHALL, WHERE FEASIBLE, INCLUDE DAILY PHYSICAL EXERCISE OR ACTIV-
ITY, INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABLING CONDITIONS AND THOSE IN  ALTERNA-
TIVE  EDUCATION  PROGRAMS.  THE  REGENTS  MAY  INCLUDE IN ITS RULES THAT
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN SUCH ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS SHALL PARTIC-
IPATE IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY FOR A MINIMUM  OF  ONE
HUNDRED  TWENTY MINUTES DURING EACH SCHOOL WEEK. THE REGENTS MAY PROVIDE
FOR A TWO-YEAR PHASE-IN SCHEDULE FOR DAILY PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN ELEMEN-
TARY SCHOOLS IN ITS RULES.
  S 7. The section heading and subdivision  1  of  section  804  of  the
education law, the section heading as amended by chapter 401 of the laws
of  1998  and subdivision 1 as added by chapter 982 of the laws of 1977,
are amended and a new subdivision 3-b is added to read as follows:

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  Health  education  regarding  alcohol,  drugs,  tobacco   abuse,   THE
REDUCTION  IN THE INCIDENCE OF OBESITY, and the prevention and detection
of certain cancers. 1. All schools shall include, as an integral part of
health, SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL education, instruction so as to  discourage
the  misuse  and abuse of alcohol, tobacco[,] and other drugs, TO REDUCE
THE INCIDENCE OF  OBESITY,  and  promote  attitudes  and  behavior  that
enhance health, well being, and human dignity.
  3-B.  INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE LONG TERM HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
OBESITY AND METHODS OF PREVENTING AND REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF OBESITY,
INCLUDING GOOD NUTRITION AND REGULAR EXERCISE. SUCH INSTRUCTION  MAY  BE
AN  INTEGRAL  PART  OF  REQUIRED  HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
COURSES.
  S 8. Subdivision 1 of section 804-a of the education law, as added  by
chapter 730 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  1.    Within  the  amounts  appropriated,  the  commissioner is hereby
authorized to establish a demonstration program and to distribute  state
funds  to  local  school  districts,  boards  of cooperative educational
services and in certain instances community school  districts,  for  the
development,  implementation,  evaluation, validation, demonstration and
replication of exemplary  comprehensive  health  education  programs  to
assist  the  public schools in developing curricula, training staff, and
addressing local health education needs of students, parents, and staff.
SUCH PROGRAMS SHALL  SERVE  THE  PURPOSE  OF  DEVELOPING  AND  ENHANCING
PUPILS'  HEALTH  KNOWLEDGE,  SKILLS,  ATTITUDES  AND BEHAVIORS, WHICH IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH STATUS AND  ACADEMIC  PERFORMANCE,
AS  WELL  AS  REDUCING  THE  INCIDENCE  OF ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY, ALCOHOL
ABUSE, TOBACCO ABUSE, TRUANCY, SUICIDE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OBESITY,  ASTH-
MA,  OTHER CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES, AND OTHER PROBLEMS OF CHILDHOOD
AND ADOLESCENCE.
  S 9. Section 813 of the education law, as added by chapter 296 of  the
laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  S 813. School  lunch period; scheduling.  Each school shall schedule a
reasonable time DURING EACH SCHOOL DAY for each full day pupil attending
pre-kindergarten through grade twelve WITH AMPLE TIME to  consume  lunch
AND TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL EXERCISE OR RECREATION.
  S  10.  This  act  shall take effect immediately, except that sections
one, two, three, four and five of this act shall take effect  two  years
after this act shall have become a law.

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