Eating Disorder Prevention in Schools Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6703
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2020-05-05
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health

Elementary and secondary education

Health promotion and preventive care

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Nutrition and diet
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Eating Disorder Prevention in Schools Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) participating in the school lunch or breakfast programs to include goals for reducing disordered eating in children of all sizes in their local school wellness policies. Such LEAs must also include registered dietitians and licensed mental health professionals in the development, implementation, and periodic review of such policies.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to provide information and technical assistance to LEAs, school food authorities, school health professionals, and state educational agencies for use in establishing healthy school environments. Such technical assistance must promote eating disorder prevention and encourage screening for such disorders.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2020 Ms. Adams (for herself, Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Vela , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Deutch , and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to include eating disorder prevention within local school wellness policy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eating Disorder Prevention in Schools Act of 2020 . 2. Local school wellness policy Section 9A of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758b ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting reduction of disordered eating in children of all sizes, after activity, ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting registered dietitians, licensed mental health professionals, after administrators, ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) paragraph (1)— (i) by striking Education and inserting Education, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, ; and (ii) by inserting school health professionals, before and State ; (B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking required to promote sound nutrition and establish and inserting the following: required— (i) to promote sound nutrition and eating disorder prevention and encourage screening; and (ii) to establish ; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration after Prevention ; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 2014 and inserting 2024 ; and (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 2011 and inserting 2021 .