(a) Not later than January 1, 2007, the Department of Education shall (1) develop guidelines for addressing the physical health needs of students in a comprehensive manner that coordinates services, including services provided by municipal parks and recreation departments, and (2) make available to each local and regional board of education a copy of the guidelines. The department shall develop the guidelines after consultation with (A) the chairpersons and ranking members of (i) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, and (ii) the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, (B) at least one state-wide nonprofit organization with expertise in child wellness or physical exercise, and (C) the Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association. The guidelines shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166. Local and regional boards of education may establish and implement plans based on the guidelines in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Plans for engaging students in daily physical exercise during regular school hours and strategies for engaging students in daily physical exercise before and after regular school hours in coordination with municipal parks and recreation departments, (2) strategies for coordinating school-based health education, programs and services, (3) procedures for assessing the need for community-based services such as services provided by school-based health clinics, municipal parks and recreation departments, family resource centers and after-school programs, and (4) procedures for maximizing monetary and other resources from local, state and federal sources to address the physical health needs of students.
(c) Not later than April 1, 2007, each local and regional board of education may (1) establish a comprehensive and coordinated plan to address the physical health needs of students, and (2) base its plan on the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The board may implement such plan for the 2007-2008 school year and may have a plan in place for each school year thereafter.
(P.A. 06-44, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 06-44 effective May 8, 2006.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation
Section 10-203. - Compliance with public health statutes and regulations.
Section 10-203b. - Health Services Program Information Survey.
Section 10-203c. - Guidelines re comprehensive school counseling program.
Section 10-204. - Vaccination.
Section 10-204a. - Required immunizations. Temporary waiver.
Section 10-204b. - Rubella immunization.
Section 10-204c. - Immunity from liability.
Section 10-205. - Appointment of school medical advisors.
Section 10-206. - Health assessments.
Section 10-206a. - Free health assessments.
Section 10-206b. - Tests for lead levels in Head Start programs.
Section 10-206c. - Annual report on whether pupil has health insurance.
Section 10-206d. - Oral health assessments.
Section 10-207. - Duties of medical advisors.
Section 10-208. - Exemption from examination or treatment.
Section 10-208a. - Physical activity of student restricted; boards to honor notice.
Section 10-209. - Records not to be public. Provision of reports to schools.
Section 10-210. - Notice of disease to be given parent or guardian.
Section 10-211. - Notice to state board.
Section 10-211a. - Peer-to-peer mental health support program; development; training.
Section 10-211d. - Family care coordinator.
Section 10-211e. - Annual notice re Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day.
Section 10-212f. - School Nurse Advisory Council. Reports.
Section 10-212h. - Self-application of sunscreen by students.
Section 10-212k. - Provision of free menstrual products to students in grades three to twelve.
Section 10-212l. - Mental health plan for student athletes; development.
Section 10-212m. - Mental health plan for student athletes; implementation.
Section 10-213. - Dental hygienists.
Section 10-214a. - Eye-protective devices.
Section 10-214b. - Compliance report by local or regional board of education.
Section 10-215a. - Nonpublic school and nonprofit agency participation in feeding programs.
Section 10-215b. - Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs.
Section 10-215c. - Annual report.
Section 10-215e. - Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program.
Section 10-215f. - Certification that food meets nutrition standards.
Section 10-215g. - In-classroom school breakfast pilot program.
Section 10-215h. - Child nutrition outreach program.
Section 10-215i. - Information and notice re supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Section 10-215k. - Submission of report re nonimplementation of Community Eligibility Provision.
Section 10-215l. - CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program.
Section 10-216. - Payment of expenses.
Section 10-217b. - Appropriation.
Section 10-217c. - Definitions.
Section 10-217d. - Warning labels.
Section 10-217e. - Purchase of art or craft materials by local or regional school districts.
Section 10-217g. - Exemptions.
Section 10-217h. - Connecticut School Health Survey; administration.
Section 10-217j. - Connecticut School Health Survey; policy and forms re notice.