The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
AND PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: Wellness Promotion.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 2.035.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Requires all schools to establish a Healthy School Team to oversee compliance at each school

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The following proposed policy is intended to fulfill the requirement under Public Law 111-296 (42 U.S.C. § 1758b) and Florida Statutes Section 1003.453(1) that school districts shall have a local “school wellness policy” to promote student health, safety, and the reduction of childhood obesity, as well as to promote wellness for District employees. Since the inception of this Policy, wellness efforts have grown and evolved throughout the District and the community

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. § 1001.42(16), 595.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 595; 42 USC § Chapter 13 and 13A et seq. (Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act); (Child Nutrition Act of 1966); Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law 11-296); 7CFR Parts 210, 220, 225-227, 235, 240, 245, 247, 250 and 252.

CONTACT PERSON: Mike Burke, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on February 25, 2015, anticipated to begin at 2:00 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by February 18, 2015 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: February 11, 2015