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OK HB1670
Bill
Status
2/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Richard Morrissette
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AI Summary
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Creates the RIGHTTRACK Act to address childhood nutrition concerns by requiring school districts in counties with population over 500,000 to provide health and wellness education assemblies.
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Encourages parents and guardians to attend annual health and wellness assemblies at school campuses to educate families about nutrition and identify at-risk children.
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Requires schools to provide information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about healthy foods, body mass index (BMI), and exercise at assemblies, with BMI calculation available as a screening tool.
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Mandates that each parent or guardian of a tested student receive a confidential health report including the student's BMI screening results and educational information explaining those results.
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Effective date: November 1, 2013.
Legislative Description
Schools; creating the RIGHTTRACK Act; effective date.
Education - Common
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Rules
2/6/2013