§ 14-1422.3. Duties of Department of Education
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: January 18, 2011
Effective: January 18, 2011
24 P.S. § 14-1422.3
§ 14-1422.3. Duties of Department of Education
The Department of Education shall, in order to promote initiatives regarding child health, nutrition, food allergy management and physical education:
(1) To every extent possible, include programs related to child health, nutrition, food allergy management and physical education as part of the continuing professional education courses, programs, activities or learning experiences required under section 1205.2(f).1
(3) Establish a clearinghouse of wellness policies and information regarding child health, nutrition and physical education submitted to the department by local education agencies pursuant to section 1422.1(c).2 Such information shall be made available on the department's Internet website.
(4) To every extent possible, maintain information related to teaching about nutrition, food allergy management and obesity, which information shall include concepts of healthy eating, including nutrient density and portion control, and the physical, psychological and nutritional causes of obesity. Such information shall be made available on the department's Internet website.
(5) Publish recommended nutritional guidelines for food and beverages sold in schools on the department's Internet website on or after the effective date of this clause.3
(6) In collaboration with the advisory health councils created in section 1422,4 the department shall develop guidelines for managing life-threatening food allergies in schools which shall be published on the department's Internet website. The guidelines shall be published on the department's Internet website no later than January 31, 2011. The guidelines shall assist school districts in addressing the following:
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIV, § 1422.3, added 2006, July 11, P.L. 1092, No. 114, § 2.7, imd. effective. Amended 2007, July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 9, imd. effective; 2010, Nov. 17, P.L. 996, No. 104, § 16, effective in 60 days [Jan. 18, 2011].
Footnotes
24 P.S. § 12-1205.2.
24 P.S. § 14-1422.1.
Cl. (5) added by 2007, July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 9, imd. effective.
24 P.S. § 14-1422.
24 P.S. § 14-1422.3, PA ST 24 P.S. § 14-1422.3
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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