CT HB05217

Establishes an Advisory Council on Physical Activity for School Students under the Commissioner of Education, effective July 1, 2015.

Council composition includes eight voting members: two school nurses (one from public schools, one from private/parochial), two physical education teachers (elementary and secondary), one school administrator representative, one board of education representative, and two school district medical advisors (one from the American Academy of Pediatrics).

Commissioners of Education and Public Health serve as ex-officio, nonvoting members who must attend council meetings.

Council must hold its first meeting by September 1, 2015, elect a chairperson, and meet upon the call of the chairperson or request of a majority of members.

Council shall submit reports to the Commissioners of Education and Public Health and relevant legislative committees no later than February 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, with recommendations on increasing student physical activity and decreasing childhood obesity.