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OH SB118

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/17/2011

Primary Sponsor

Cliff Hite

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Origin

Senate

129th General Assembly (2011-2012)

AI Summary

  • Changes body mass index (BMI) screening requirements from mandatory to optional for public schools, chartered nonpublic schools, community schools, and STEM schools in kindergarten, third grade, fifth grade, and ninth grade.

  • Removes the waiver process for schools unable to comply with BMI screening requirements, making screenings voluntary for all schools instead.

  • Requires the Department of Education to report annual participation rates (rather than compliance rates) of schools choosing to implement BMI screenings.

  • Maintains privacy protections, parental notification requirements, and confidentiality of individual screening results for schools that elect to conduct BMI screenings.

  • Adds new sections allowing community schools and STEM schools to optionally screen students for BMI and weight status category while following the same procedures required of school district boards of education.

Legislative Description

To make schools' implementation of body mass index screenings optional.

Schools-body mass index screenings-optional

Last Action

Passed 3rd Consideration House

5/17/2011

Full Bill Text

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