...... Healthy Weight Kids Coalition of Southern Kentucky is a coalition of health-related professionals and organizations with the goal of preventing and treating the serious  problem of overweight in children.

Healthy Schools Bill Passes March 8, 2005

     SB 172, which improves nutrition and mandates PE in Kentucky schools, was passed 3-8-05.

1)   Bans soft drink sales in elementary school during the school day.
2)   Allows elementary schools to sell water, juice low-fat milks (plain or flavored) and other beverages that contain less than 10 grams of sugar per serving.
3)   Limits retail fast food in cafeterias to once a week.
4)   Requires the school food service director or other person who is responsible for meal planning to become credentialed or certified.
5)   Requires 8 hours annually of nutrition education for school food service  directors and 2 hours for cafeteria managers.
6)   Requires an annual report on the school nutrition and physical activity  environment.
7)   Requires local school-based councils in elementary schools (or the school  principal in cases where elementary schools don't have a school-based council)  to develop and implement a wellness policy that includes daily physical activity. Allows up to 30 minutes a day or 150 minutes of week of the physical activity  to be included as instructional time.
8)   Establishes penalties for competitive food violations.
9)   Requires the KY Board of Education to promulgate regulations that address  the nutritional content of foods and beverages sold in school stores, vending  machines, canteens and a la carte cafeteria sales.