Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 169 - School Health and Sanitation
Section 10-215e. - Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program.

Not later than August 1, 2006, and January first of each year thereafter, the Department of Education shall publish a set of nutrition standards for food items offered for sale to students at schools. Such standards shall not apply to food sold as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program unless such items are purchased separately from a school lunch or breakfast that is reimbursable under such program.

(P.A. 06-63, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 06-63 effective July 1, 2006.

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Structure Connecticut General Statutes

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 10-203a. - Guidelines re physical health needs of students. Optional adoption of plans by local and regional boards of education.

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 10-204d. - Continuation of exemption from immunization requirements on religious grounds upon transfer to another school.

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 10-211b. - Peer-to-peer mental health support program; administration; selection of designated staff members to complete training.

Section 10-211c. - Peer-to-peer mental health support program; administration by local health departments, district departments of health, youth services bureaus, municipal social services agencies and other youth-serving organizations.

Section 10-211d. - Family care coordinator.

Section 10-211e. - Annual notice re Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day.

Section 10-212. - School nurses and nurse practitioners. Administration of medications by parents or guardians on school grounds. Criminal history records checks.

Section 10-212a. - Administration of medications in schools, at athletic events and to children in school readiness programs.

Section 10-212b. - Policies prohibiting the recommendation of psychotropic drugs by school personnel.

Section 10-212c. - Life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease: Guidelines; district plans.

Section 10-212d. - Availability of automatic external defibrillators in schools. Emergency action response plans for life-threatening emergencies.

Section 10-212e. - Immunity from actions relating to the provision of food or dietary supplements on school grounds by a parent, guardian or designee to a student with glycogen storage disease.

Section 10-212f. - School Nurse Advisory Council. Reports.

Section 10-212g. - Training program re emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions.

Section 10-212h. - Self-application of sunscreen by students.

Section 10-212i. - Emergency action plans for serious and life-threatening sports-related injuries during interscholastic and intramural athletic events.

Section 10-212j. - Posting and distribution of document re behavioral and mental health evaluation and treatment resources.

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 10-214. - Vision, audiometric and postural screenings: When required; notification of parents re defects; record of results.

Section 10-214a. - Eye-protective devices.

Section 10-214b. - Compliance report by local or regional board of education.

Section 10-215. - Lunches, breakfasts and other feeding programs for public school children and employees. Collection of unpaid charges. Acceptance of gifts, donations or grants.

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 10-215d. - Regulations re nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches. Facilitation of purchases from local farmers.

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 10-215j. - School nutrition program bids by food service management companies. Consistency with farm to school program. Preference in award of contract.

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 10-217. - Penalty.

Section 10-217a. - Health services for children in private nonprofit schools. Payments from the state, towns in which children reside and private nonprofit schools.

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 10-217f. - Availability of lists of carcinogenic substances, potential human carcinogens and certain toxic substances.

Section 10-217g. - Exemptions.

Section 10-217h. - Connecticut School Health Survey; administration.

Section 10-217i. - Connecticut School Health Survey; questions re risk of youths becoming victims of sexual assault or misconduct by an adult.

Section 10-217j. - Connecticut School Health Survey; policy and forms re notice.