105 ILCS 5/2-3.139
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 105 - SCHOOLS|105 ILCS 5/ - School Code.|Article 2 - State Board of Education - Powers and Duties

Sec. 2-3.139. School wellness policies; taskforce.(a) The State Board of Education shall establish a State goal that all school districts have a wellness policy that is consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommendations include the following:(1) nutrition guidelines for all foods sold on school     campus during the school day;(2) setting school goals for nutrition education and     physical activity;(3) establishing community participation in creating     local wellness policies; and(4) creating a plan for measuring implementation of     these wellness policies.The Department of Public Health, the Department of Human Services, and the State Board of Education shall form an interagency working group to publish model wellness policies and recommendations.  Sample policies shall be based on CDC recommendations for nutrition and physical activity.  The State Board of Education shall distribute the model wellness policies to all school districts before June 1, 2006.(b) There is created the School Wellness Policy Taskforce, consisting of    the following members:(1)  One member representing the State Board of     Education, appointed by the State Board of Education.(2)  One member representing the Department of Public     Health, appointed by the Director of Public Health.(3)  One member representing the Department of Human     Services, appointed by the Secretary of Human Services.(4)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of school nurses in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(5)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of school administrators in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(6)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of school boards in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(7)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of regional superintendents of schools in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(8)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of parent-teacher associations in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(9)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of pediatricians in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(10)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of dentists in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(11)  One member of an organization representing the     interests of dieticians in this State, appointed by the interagency working group.(12)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in heart disease, appointed by the interagency working group.(13)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in cancer, appointed by the interagency working group.(14)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in childhood obesity, appointed by the interagency working group.(15)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in the importance of physical education and recreation in preventing disease, appointed by the interagency working group.(16)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in school food service, appointed by the interagency working group.(17)  One member of an organization that has an     interest and expertise in school health, appointed by the interagency working group.(18)  One member of an organization that campaigns     for programs and policies for healthier school environments, appointed by the interagency working group.(19)  One at-large member with a doctorate in     nutrition, appointed by the State Board of Education.Members of the taskforce shall serve without compensation.  The taskforce shall meet at the call of the State Board of Education.  The taskforce shall report its identification of barriers to implementing school wellness policies and its recommendations to reduce those barriers to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2006.  The taskforce shall report its recommendations on statewide school nutrition standards to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2007.   The taskforce shall report its evaluation of the effectiveness of school wellness policies to the General Assembly and the Governor on or before January 1, 2008.   The evaluation shall review a sample size of 5 to 10 school districts. Reports shall be made to the General Assembly by filing copies of each report as provided in Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act.  Upon the filing of the last report, the taskforce is dissolved.(c) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary to implement this Section.(d) Nothing in this Section may be construed as a curricular mandate on any school district.         (Source: P.A. 94-199, eff. 7-12-05; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)