School, Child Care, and After-School Health
Subtopics
- Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Recess
- Child Care Centers, Before- and After-School Care
- Student Fitness Assessment
- Coordinated School Health
- School Nutrition and Food Marketing
Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Recess | ||||
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| Bill # | Author | Status | Brief Description | Past Bills (2015) |
| HB 3145 | Rep. Joe Deshotel |
FAILED TO PASS - passed committee, but did not receive House vote |
Requires school districts to review and revise their recess policy every 5 years, with input from the local School Health Advisory Council. Companion bill: SB 355 |
Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 355 | Sen. Kirk Watson |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Requires school districts to review and revise their recess policy every 5 years, with input from the local School Health Advisory Council. Companion bill: HB 3145 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 1333 | Rep. Jason Issac |
FAILED TO PASS - left pending in committee |
Updates teacher, student and district/campus performance evaluations to be in line with the Every Student Succeeds Act passed by the US Congress last year. It would increase the weight of wellness activities, physical education, and community/parental involvement towards the overall district/campus assessment. Similar to HB 1690. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 1690 | Rep. DeWayne Burns |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Updates school district and campus performance evaluations to be in line with the Every Student Succeeds Act passed by the US Congress last year. It would increase the weight of wellness activities, physical education, and community/parental involvement evaluations for the overall school assessment. Similar to HB 1333. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 2884 | Rep. Alma Allen |
FAILED TO PASS - passed committee, but did not receive House vote |
Updates PE/physical activity requirements for students, including increasing the number of semesters of PE from 4 to 6 for middle school students; increasing PE credits for high school students from 1 to 1 1/2; and requiring 1/2 credit of health of high school students. It also requires the TEA to create and implement recess policies for schools. |
Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 3606 | Rep. Terry Wilson |
FAILED TO PASS - similar bill SB 1873 did pass |
Requires the TEA to create a report on school districts' PE program and physical activity opportunities, including number of PE classes and teachers, if students can miss PE to prepare for class or tests, and if physical activity can be withheld as a punishment. Similar to: SB 1873 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1873 | Rep. Juan Hinojosa |
PASSED - signed by the Governor; Effective 6/15/2017 |
Requires the TEA to create a report on school districts' PE program and physical activity opportunities, including number of PE classes and teachers, if students can miss PE to prepare for class or tests, and if physical activity can be withheld as a punishment. HB 3606 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 3716 | Rep. Jason Issac |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Currently, when school districts send FitnessGram data to TEA, they are not allowed to provide names of students or teachers, along with student's social security number or date of birth. This bill changes the language so only teacher names are prohibited from being reported. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
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Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Recess Resources
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Child Care Centers, Before- and After-School Care> | ||||
| Bill # | Author | Status | Brief Description | Past Bills (2015) |
| HB 168 | Rep. Eddie Lucio, III |
FAILED TO PASS - Passed the House (136-8) but did not receive a Senate committee hearing |
Creates a voluntary program for recognizing licensed before-school and after-school programs that promote healthy eating and physical activity. Companion Bill: SB 757 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 757 | Sen. José Menéndez |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Creates a voluntary program for recognizing licensed before-school and after-school programs that promote healthy eating and physical activity. Companion Bill: HB 168 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 818 | Sen. Kirk Watson |
FAILED TO PASS - left pending in committee |
Directs the commissioner of DFPS to create a set of minimum standards for daycare centers with regards to nutrition, physical activity, and screen time; adds these topics as options for care providers' required continuing education. Minimum standards should be based on the Child and Adult Food Care Program and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Companion Bill: HB 2664 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 2664 | Rep. Rick Miller | FAILED TO PASS - failed the House vote: 59 Yeas, 71 Nays | Directs the commissioner of DFPS to create a set of minimum standards for daycare centers with regards to nutrition, physical activity, and screen time; adds these topics as options for care providers' required continuing education. Minimum standards should be based on the Child and Adult Food Care Program and recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Companion Bill: SB 818 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
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Student Fitness Assessment | ||||
| Bill # | Author | Status | Brief Description | Past Bills (2015) |
| SB 1068 | Sen. Bob Hall |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Requires parents to actively submit a request to their child's school district in order for their child to participate in annual student fitness evaluations. Previous cuts to annual student fitness evaluations have limited the state-wide assessment to include only students in grades 3 or higher and currently enrolled in PE class, and this bill would further restrict access. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
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Coordinated School Health | ||||
| Bill # | Author | Status | Brief Description | Past Bills (2015) |
| HB 3112 | Rep. Alma Allen |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Creates a council that will develop wellness guidelines for teachers, administrators and child-care providers to train them to be role models to their students related to healthy eating and physical activity. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| HB 4206 | Rep. Valoree Swanson |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Would eliminate School Health Advisory Councils. SHACs currently provide recommendations to school districts on health-related policy including recess, physical activity, and healthy eating. Companion bill: SB 1310 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1310 | Sen. Bob Hall |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Would eliminate School Health Advisory Councils. SHACs currently provide recommendations to school districts on health-related policy including recess, physical activity, and healthy eating. Companion bill: HB 4206 | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1686 | Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
The Texas Education Agency currently recommends coordinated school health programs that integrate health education, PE and parental involvement. This bill would increase the areas that TEA approved CSH programs must address, including school nutrition environment, bullying, mental health, physical environment, worksite wellness and community involvement. Parental involvement has been replaced with family engagement and community involvement. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1678 | Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Adds nutritionists or registered dietitians to the list of suggested professionals to be included on school or district SHACs. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
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Coordinated School Health Resources
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School Nutrition and Food Marketing | ||||
| Bill # | Author | Status | Brief Description | Past Bills (2015) |
| SB 1303 | Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Requires SHACs to review school district policies related to food marketing of food not offered through the school meal program to determine if it conflicts with the nutrition recommendations provided by the SHAC. SHAC are also allowed to recommend nutrition marketing policies, procedures, strategies and curricula to address obesity, cardiovascular disease and Type-2 diabetes. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1308 | Sen. Bob Hall |
FAILED TO PASS - did not receive a committee hearing |
Currently, schools in Texas with at least 10% of students eligible for free or reduced breakfast must serve breakfast and schools with at least 80% students eligible for free or reduced breakfast must provide free breakfast for all students. This bill changes the language so schools are no longer required to provide breakfast if they meet these standards. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1692 | Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr | FAILED TO PASS - passed committee, but did not receive Senate vote | Creates a Nutrition Education Task Force that will create nutrition education policies for schools to increase awareness of good nutrition, help students develop healthy eating habits and address illnesses associated with poor nutrition. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
| SB 1696 | Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr |
FAILED TO PASS - Passed the Senate (25-5) but did not receive a House committee hearing |
Would require the Department of Agriculture to conduct a study to determine how many schools are eligible to provide universal school lunch through the USDA's Community Eligibility Provision and economic analysis of providing universal school lunch if eligible. | Topic not tracked by the Michael & Susan Dell Center during the previous session |
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School Food and Nutrition Resources
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