CT HB05323

School-based health centers must offer evidence-based disordered eating screening tools to students in grades 9-12 during annual health assessments starting January 1, 2028, with completion being optional for students and parents

Establishes a task force to develop recommendations for early identification and treatment of disordered eating behaviors in children, with a report due by January 1, 2028

Creates a Holistic Food Education Working Group to develop a statewide food education roadmap and model school nutrition curriculum covering disordered eating, nutrition, culinary skills, and food systems, with a report due by January 1, 2028

Expands eligibility for armed school security services to include retired parole officers with 10+ years of service who meet firearms training standards, in addition to retired police officers

Requires high school students (grades 9-12) to meet academic standards for extracurricular participation: students in grades 10-12 must earn at least 4 Carnegie units the prior year and pass at least 4 credit-bearing classes each quarter

Establishes a Department of Education grant program for therapeutic arts programs in public schools starting July 1, 2027, prioritizing districts with high exclusionary discipline rates and limited behavioral health services