LC 22 6002
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 4A of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to community involvement in education, so as to provide for
development of a wellness plan for each school by the school council; to provide
for reporting; to amend Part 3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health of students, so as to
require implementation of a wellness plan for each school; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
4A of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to community involvement in education, is amended by inserting a new Code
section to be designated Code Section 20-2-87 to read as follows:
∀20-2-87.
(a)
Each school council shall have the responsibility to develop a wellness plan, as
part of its annual school improvement plan. The school improvement plan and
wellness plan shall be submitted for adoption by the local board of education or
the principal of the school, as provided in Code Section 20-2-775. The local
school system shall incorporate wellness plans for individual schools into the
school
systeḿs
wellness policy required by federal law. In developing its wellness plan, each
school council shall seek suggestions from students at the school. A wellness
plan shall be designed to promote good health for students in the school
environment and may include without limitation: goals for nutrition education,
physical activity, and other school-based activities; nutrition guidelines for
foods sold on the school campus during the school day in order to promote health
and reduce obesity; indoor air quality; health hazards on playgrounds; and
standards for safe, clean, and hygienic school restrooms.
(b)
On or before November 30 of each year, each school council shall report to the
local board of education and the members of the General Assembly that represent
the geographic area served by the school regarding the wellness plan, progress
toward goals included in the wellness plan, school activities undertaken to
advance wellness goals, and other issues relating to the
schooĺs
promotion of good health for
students.∀
SECTION
2.
Part
3 of Article 16 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to health of students, is amended by inserting a new Code
section to be designated Code Section 20-2-775 to read as follows:
∀20-2-775.
Each
school shall implement a wellness plan to promote good health for students in
the school environment. The local board of education may delegate
responsibility for adoption of a
schooĺs
wellness plan to the school principal. The plan shall be based upon
recommendations from the school council, as provided in Code Section 20-2-87, as
modified by the school principal or the local board of education. Each school
principal shall maintain a written copy of the wellness plan adopted for the
school.∀
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.