Healthy Students - Healthy Schools Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate, within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Office (HSHS Office).
Requires the HSHS Office to assist State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) to: (1) develop and maintain comprehensive sequential school health education programs and curricula (based on a model framework) in all elementary and secondary schools in their jurisdiction; (2) train teachers in such health education; (3) integrate school, community-based, and public-private health promotion efforts; (4) provide nutritious school food services; and (5) encourage healthy, tobacco-free school environments. Requires the Office also to: (1) provide technical support to SEAs and LEAs concerning health education programs and curricula; (2) administer the Healthy American Schools grant program; (3) establish and maintain a national clearinghouse to disseminate school health education information; (4) assist States in coordinating school-based programs to progress toward relevant Healthy People 2000 (HP 2000) Objectives and Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals (Goals); (5) assist States in evaluating competency-based health education skills and physical fitness, and collecting and maintaining data on health behavior indicators (including absenteeism due to pregnancy and ill-health), to measure progress toward such Objectives and Goals; (6) assist the Secretary in preparing an annual report on the status of school health education in the United States; and (7) coordinate with other Federal school health education efforts.
Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to transfer the Office of Comprehensive School Health Education (CSHE Office) from the Office of the Secretary (of Education) to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (also within the Department of Education). Directs the Secretary of Education to facilitate such transfer. Requires the CSHE Office to: (1) act as a liaison office for coordination of its own activities with related activities of the Department of HHS; and (2) expand its own school health education research grant programs.
Establishes the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Advisory Council. Requires the Advisory Council to: (1) establish the national Goals based on existing data and research (including the HP 2000 Objectives), identifying the activities required to meet them as well as the Federal agencies or individuals responsible for each goal; (2) review existing comprehensive school health education standards, programs, and curricula, evaluating federally-supported programs currently being implemented in schools; (3) develop a model framework for sequential comprehensive school health education program and curricula; (4) develop and incorporate model guidelines and evaluation mechanisms, including baseline data gathering, in the model framework; (5) provide scientific and technical advice developing and implementing all components of such programs; (6) recommend uniform methods to link Federal research findings with State and local implementation; and (7) advise the Secretary of HHS and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary of HHS to establish a Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Interagency task force, to be staffed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and composed of representatives of that Office and specified agencies. Requires the Assistant Secretary for Health, Public Health Service, and the Assistant Secretary of Education (Elementary and Secondary Education) to serve as co-chairpersons of the task force. Requires the task force to: (1) review and coordinate all Federal school health education efforts (including drug and alcohol abuse prevention education, HIV prevention education, physical fitness, school services, and nutrition); (2) provide scientific and technical advice on developing and implementing the model framework; (3) develop a consolidated grant application form and procedures for use with respect to all school health-related programs; and (4) advise and assist the HSHS Office and other Federal agencies.
Directs the Secretary of HHS, with Advisory Council assistance, to: (1) foster the interaction and coordination needed among Federal, State, and local agencies, schools, the private sector, scientific communities, health professionals, parents, and students in order to create Healthy American Schools; (2) update progress toward the Objectives and the Goals by establishing in the schools a national monitoring system, to be SEA- and LEA-administered; (3) ensure timely implementation of activities and mechanisms to monitor and achieve such objectives and goals; and (4) report annually to appropriate congressional committees and the States.
Provides for recognition of exemplary schools and evaluation of States that incorporate the Goals.
Directs the Secretary of HHS, through the HSHS Office, to award grants to States and LEAs to assist schools in becoming Healthy American Schools that teach comprehensive sequential school health education programs using advanced technologies such as computer-based learning and innovative communication channels. Requires that every public elementary and secondary school be eligible to receive such assistance. Requires such grants to be used to establish and implement programs that meet the goals of the HSHS program, including programs of: (1) teacher training in sequential school health education and related in-service training; (2) healthy school environment standards; (3) personal health and fitness; (4) nutrition education and nutritious food services; (5) mental health wellness; (6) chronic disease prevention; (7) substance abuse prevention; (8) accident prevention and safety education; (9) community and environmental health; (10) family life education; (11) communicable disease prevention and control; (12) effective use of health service delivery systems; (13) development and aging; and (14) worksite health promotion. Sets forth grant application requirements including 25 percent matching funds by the State (or Indian tribe).
Directs the Secretary of HHS to recognize annually with plaques and cash awards, those schools that epitomize the HSHS Goals established under this Act.
Sets forth requirements for data collection, program evaluation, and annual reports by the Secretary of HHS to the appropriate congressional committees and the States.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and in cooperation with the Secretary of HHS, to develop and implement a program providing sequential comprehensive health education and physical education to students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools operated by or on behalf of the BIA. Sets forth program requirements for: (1) courses of instruction; (2) student participation; and (3) consultation with representatives of the Indian tribes, local educational and health personnel, and the Advisory Council. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to submit a program progress report to the Congress within one year after enactment of this Act.
Authorizes appropriations. Requires that fiscal year appropriations for the Healthy American Schools grant program attain a specified minimum level before the Secretary of HHS may carry out any of this Act.
Amends the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to allow appropriations under it to be used in conjunction with the HSHS Program of any State, Indian tribe, LEA, or school, so long as substance abuse prevention is a major component.
HR 4361 IH 102d CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4361 To create `Healthy American Schools' where children learn lifelong health and fitness skills vital to developing a smart body and smart mind and to empower every school with the ability to become a healthy school built on a firm foundation of `healthy mind and healthy body' curricula. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 1992 Mr. ANDREWS of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To create `Healthy American Schools' where children learn lifelong health and fitness skills vital to developing a smart body and smart mind and to empower every school with the ability to become a healthy school built on a firm foundation of `healthy mind and healthy body' curricula. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Act'. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS- Congress finds that-- (1) comprehensive, high quality education for the children of the United States has always been important, but in recent years it has become even more critical to the social and economic viability of our country; (2) unhealthy children do not learn well and tend to grow into unhealthy adults, never realizing their full potential; (3) if there is not an increased focus on the health of our children, the United States will not be able to successfully compete in the rapidly approaching 21st century; (4) given the international dimensions of the health and education challenges facing the United States, the Federal Government should play a key role in the national effort to equip all American children with the intellectual and physical skills needed to compete in the new and rapidly changing global marketplace; (5) although States and localities bear the primary responsibility for elementary and secondary education, strong national leadership, from the Congress and the Executive branch, is vital to the future health of our children, schools, and the United States; (6) studies show that high quality, comprehensive educational care, even as early as 3 years of age, translates into well-rounded individuals, better school performance, lower drop-out rates, lower teenage pregnancy rates, lower unemployment rates, and lower crime rates; (7) a better understanding of the principles of good health could help children succeed in school and become active, productive members of society; (8) statistics on federally supported efforts to improve comprehensive school health curriculum demonstrate the effectiveness of preventive programs on the knowledge, behavior, and fitness of children and adolescents, yet very few school systems offer such programs and most States do not have the resources to enforce sequential school health education requirements; (9) several different agencies located in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Interior, Energy, Defense, and Transportation currently administer school health education programs in areas such as AIDS education, drug abuse education, nutrition, physical fitness, smoking prevention, and asthma education; (10) currently, there is little or no coordination of Federal school health education efforts, despite-- (A) the 1978 legislative mandate directing the Commissioner of Education at what was then the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to consult with the Public Health Service and the Surgeon General to `assure coordination and prevent duplication of effort' in all school health education programs; and (B) the re-authorization and funding in 1988 of the Department of Education's Office of Comprehensive School Health Education; (11) a coordinated Federal effort is needed to help State and local educational agencies develop and implement comprehensive school health education programs; (12) over the past several years, the Department of Health and Human Services has led most Federal health education efforts, and the Public Health Service's 1990 report entitled `Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives' outlines a comprehensive national strategy for improving the health of all Americans during this decade and includes specific goals related to school health education; (13) one of the chief national objectives of the `Healthy People 2000' report is to increase to at least 75 percent the proportion of the Nation's elementary and secondary schools that provide planned and sequential kindergarten through 12th grade quality school health education; and (14) the President and the Nation's governors have set six national education goals, as part of a strategy to create a new generation of American schools, which complement the Healthy People 2000 goals and form the basis of a healthy partnership. (b) PURPOSES- It is the purpose of this Act to-- (1) provide the Federal leadership needed to create Healthy American Schools, the building blocks of a healthy and strong education system capable of providing every child with the lifelong skills needed to become an intellectually and physically fit member of a productive work force; (2) ensure that all federally funded school health education programs, including alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs, are coordinated and share the intent of comprehensively encouraging healthy students and healthy schools; (3) designate a central office within the Department of Health and Human Services for the coordination and direction of Federal school health education efforts; (4) establish a Federal clearinghouse where teachers can easily access health education information through the use of innovative and interactive technologies; (5) establish an independent advisory council of highly respected, bipartisan, diverse experts to study, make recommendations, and identify core national health education goals to be known as the `Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals' that are consistent with the Healthy People 2000 Objectives; (6) develop standards and a model framework for sequential Comprehensive School Health Education programs for use in kindergarten through grade 12; (7) establish a comprehensive framework through which the Department of Health and Human Services will coordinate a national effort to assess, on a continuing basis, the health-related knowledge and behaviors of the Nation's school children and recognize schools which have successfully grown into Healthy American Schools; and (8) establish an interagency task force on school health education to foster cooperation among Federal agencies carrying out school health education programs. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Act: (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL- The term `Advisory Council' means the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Advisory Council established under section 5. (2) DEPARTMENT- The term `Department' means the Department of Health and Human Services. (3) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY- The term `local education agency' means the local education agencies, as defined in section 1471(12) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and Federally recognized Indian tribes that are responsible for providing elementary and secondary education for tribal members. (4) HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 OBJECTIVES- The term `Healthy People 2000 Objectives' means the 300 specific health objectives in 22 priority areas, such as fitness, nutrition, tobacco, maternal and infant health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, HIV disease, school health, immunization and environmental health, identified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the report entitled `Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives'. (5) HEALTH EDUCATION- The term `health education' includes-- (A) cessation of tobacco use; (B) reduction in the abuse of alcohol and other drugs; (C) improvement of nutrition; (D) improvement of physical fitness; (E) prevention of accidents related to life style; (F) improvement of mental health and well-being; (G) family life education activities; (H) prevention of communicable disease; (I) control of violent and abusive behavior; and (J) the development of the knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral skills needed to make healthy, positive choices in the areas described in subparagraphs (A) through (I). (6) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (7) STATE- The term `State' means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF HEALTHY STUDENTS-HEALTHY SCHOOLS OFFICE. (a) DESIGNATION- The Secretary shall designate, within the Centers for Disease Control, an office to serve as the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Office to carry out the functions and activities described in subsection (b). (b) FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES- The Office designated under subsection (a) shall-- (1) assist State and local educational agencies in their efforts to-- (A) develop and maintain comprehensive sequential school health education programs and curricula, which, to the extent practicable, are based on the model framework developed by the Advisory Council, in all elementary and secondary schools within their jurisdiction; (B) train teachers in comprehensive sequential school health education; (C) integrate school-based, community-based, and public-private health promotion efforts; (D) provide nutritious school food services; and (E) encourage healthy, tobacco-free school environments; (2) provide technical support to State and local educational agencies and educators concerning health education programs and curricula and administer the grant program authorized under section 7; (3) establish and maintain a national clearinghouse, using advanced technologies to the maximum extent practicable, and mechanism for the dissemination of school health education material, including written, audio-visual, and electronically-conveyed information; (4) assist States in coordinating school-based programs that will help ensure progress toward relevant Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under section 5; (5) assist States in developing mechanisms to uniformly evaluate competency based health education skills and physical fitness and to collect and maintain uniform data, including baseline data on a continuing basis, on health behavior indicators, including absenteeism due to pregnancy and ill-health, which will measure progress toward relevant Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under this Act; (6) assist the Secretary in preparing an annual report on the status of school health education in the United States, as required under this section; and (7) coordinate with other Federal school health education efforts. (c) OFFICE OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION- (1) IN GENERAL- Section 4605(c) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3155(c)) is amended-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out `Office of the Secretary' and inserting in lieu thereof `Office of Elementary and Secondary Education'; and (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: `(4) To act as a liaison office for the coordination of the activities undertaken by the Office under this section with related activities of the Department of Health and Human Services and to expand school health education research grant programs under this section.'. (2) TRANSITION- The Secretary of Education shall take all appropriate actions to facilitate the transfer of the Office of Comprehensive School Health Education pursuant to the amendment made by paragraph (1). SEC. 5. HEALTHY STUDENTS-HEALTHY SCHOOLS ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Advisory Council that shall carry out the function and activities required under subsection (e). (b) MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT- (1) IN GENERAL- The Advisory Council shall be composed of 2 ex officio, nonvoting members and 18 voting members appointed under paragraph (3). (2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS- The Secretary and the Secretary of Education shall serve as ex officio members of the Advisory Council. (3) APPOINTED MEMBERS- Of the voting members of the Advisory Council-- (A) six shall be appointed by the President in accordance with paragraph (5); (B) six shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; and (C) six shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate on the recommendation of the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate. The initial members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed under this paragraph not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) REQUIREMENTS- Each member of the Advisory Council appointed under paragraph (3) shall-- (A) be eminent in the field of health education, adolescent and elementary behavior, family life education, nutrition, infectuous disease prevention, drug and alcohol abuse, HIV prevention education techniques, epidemiology, clinical medicine, school policy, or public administration; and (B) be selected for appointment solely on the basis of an established record of distinguished service or research. (5) ADVISORY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS- Of the members appointed under paragraph (3)-- (A) two members shall be directors of adolescent health research units that are primarily supported by Federal funds and who have specialized interest in school health; (B) four members shall be employees of State governmental entities or members of local education agencies or school boards and who have specialized interest in school health education; (C) two members shall be school health educators currently teaching school health in elementary or secondary schools; and (D) four members shall be appointed representatives of national educational associations. (6) REPRESENTATION- The membership of the Advisory Council, shall at all times have members who represent various geographic areas, including rural and underserved areas, the private sector, academia, scientific and professional societies, and minority and youth organizations. (7) CHAIRPERSON- The members of the Advisory Council shall elect a member to serve as the Chairperson of the Advisory Council for a term of office that shall not exceed 3 years. (8) TERMS- (A) IN GENERAL- Each member appointed to the Advisory Council under paragraph (3) shall serve for a term of 5 years, except that of the initial members appointed under subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, three shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and two shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. No member shall be eligible to serve continuously for more than two consecutive terms. (B) VACANCIES- A vacancy on the Advisory Council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment with respect to such vacancy was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of such member was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. (c) MEETINGS- (1) IN GENERAL- The Advisory Council shall meet on a regular basis, but in no case less than five times during the first 2 years after the appointment of the members of the Council. Such meetings shall be at the call of the Chairperson, or on the written request of one-third of the members of the Advisory Council. (2) INITIAL MEETING- The Advisory Council shall have its first meeting not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) QUORUM- A majority of the appointed members of the Advisory Council shall constitute a quorum. (d) EMPLOYMENT AND EXPENSES- (1) EMPLOYMENT- Appointed members of the Advisory Council may not be full-time employees of the Federal Government. (2) EXPENSES- While away from their homes or regular places of business on the business of the Advisory Council, members of the Council shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as is authorized under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the Government service. (e) FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES- The Advisory Council shall-- (1) establish national Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals based on existing data and research, including the Healthy People 2000 Objectives, identify the activities required to meet such goals, and identify the responsible Federal agencies or individuals with respect to each such goal; (2) review existing comprehensive school health education standards, programs and curricula in elementary and secondary schools and review and evaluate Federally-supported health education programs currently being implemented in schools; (3) develop a model framework for sequential comprehensive school health education programs and curricula, including sample materials and methods for distribution to schools and to educators for use in kindergarten through 12th grade that shall include-- (A) health education; (B) physical fitness education; (C) counseling; (D) school-site health promotion programs for faculty, staff, parents, and family; (4) develop and incorporate model school health education guidelines and evaluation mechanisms, including the gathering of baseline data, in the model framework for programs and curricula established under paragraph (1); (5) provide scientific and technical advice concerning the development and implementation of all components of a comprehensive school health education programs; (6) recommend uniform methods for effectively linking research findings at the Federal level with implementation at the State and local level; and (7) serve in an advisory capacity to the Secretary and other Federal agencies. SEC. 6. HEALTHY STUDENTS-HEALTHY SCHOOLS INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT- Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Interagency task force that shall be staffed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion and be composed of representatives of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, and other Federal agencies and departments that have responsibility for any component of school health and education, including AIDS prevention, drug and alcohol abuse prevention, injury prevention, and physical fitness. (b) CO-CHAIRPERSONS- The Assistant Secretary for Health, Public Health Service, and the Assistant Secretary for Education (Elementary and Secondary Education) shall serve as co-chairpersons of the task force established under subsection (a). (c) FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES- The task force established under subsection (a) shall-- (1) review and coordinate all Federal school health education efforts in school health education, including drug and alcohol abuse prevention education, HIV prevention education, physical fitness, school services, and nutrition; (2) provide scientific and technical advice concerning the development and implementation of the model framework comprehensive school health education programs and curricula to be developed under section 5; (3) develop a consolidated grant application form (a form that serves as the main document containing the core information concerning a particular entity) and procedures that may be used with respect to all school health-related programs (including supplementary information procedures to be implemented when an entity that has already submitted a consolidated application form is applying for additional assistance) that require the submission of an application; and (4) serve in an advisory capacity to and assist the Office designated by the Secretary under section 4, and other Federal agencies. SEC. 7. FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY. The Secretary, with the assistance of the Advisory Council, shall-- (1) foster the interaction and coordination needed to create Healthy American Schools among Federal agencies, State and local governments, school administrators and educators, the private sector, scientific communities, health professionals, parents, and students; (2) update progress toward achieving relevant Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under this Act by establishing a national monitoring system to be implemented in schools and administered by the States and local educational agencies; (3) ensure the timely implementation of the activities and nationwide mechanisms necessary for achieving and monitoring progress toward such objectives and goals; (4) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the States an annual report, that shall include data on relevant agency budgets for each fiscal year, as required by section 9; and (5) recognize, in the annual report, schools that have demonstrated exemplary efforts in becoming Healthy American Schools and provide a short evaluation to States that incorporate the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals. SEC. 8. HEALTHY AMERICAN SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY- The Secretary, acting through the Office designated under section 4(a), is authorized to award grants to States and local educational agencies to assist the schools under the jurisdiction of such States and agencies in becoming Healthy American Schools that teach comprehensive sequential school health education programs which, to the maximum extent practicable, make use of advanced technologies, such as computer-based learning and innovative communication channels. (b) ELIGIBILITY- To encourage all schools to become Healthy American Schools, the Secretary shall insure that every public elementary and secondary school in the United States is eligible to receive assistance under this section. (c) USES OF GRANTS- Amounts awarded under this section shall be used to establish and implement programs that meet the goals of the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools program, which shall include-- (1) teacher training in sequential school health education and related in-service training; (2) healthy school environment standards; (3) personal health and fitness activities; (4) nutrition education and nutritious food services; (5) mental health wellness programs; (6) chronic disease prevention programs; (7) substance abuse prevention education; (8) accident prevention and safety education; (9) community and environmental health activities; (10) family life education activities; (11) activities for the prevention and control of communicable diseases; (12) activities for the effective use of the health services delivery systems; (13) development and aging activities; and (14) worksite health promotion. (c) APPLICATION- To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Each such application shall-- (1) describe the comprehensive school health education program for which assistance is sought, particularly the activities described in subsection (b); (2) provide assurances that qualified health educators will teach or supervise the programs for which assistance is sought; (3) provide assurance that the State, relevant local educational agency, or Indian tribe will involve the community in the programs for which assistance is sought, including the use of the private sector and nonprofit public agencies, organizations, and community-based organizations with expertise in the health education field carrying out the program; (4) provide assurance that funding made available under this section will be used in a coordinated and cooperative manner with other school health education programs that the State, local educational agency or Indian tribe may be undertaking and will not duplicate other school health education programs; (5) provide assurances that the State or Indian tribe will submit an annual report on the program to the Secretary (in the case of a local education agency, it shall submit an annual report to the State which shall then submit a Statewide report to the Secretary) to be integrated into the annual report required under section 9; and (6) provide assurances that the State or Indian tribe will provide matching funds, through monetary or in kind contribution, in an amount that equals 25 percent of the amount of the grant. (d) OUTSTANDING HEALTHY AMERICAN SCHOOL AWARDS- The Secretary shall annually recognize schools that epitomize the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under this Act and shall award such schools a commemorative plaque and a $1,000 cash award. SEC. 9. EVALUATION AND ANNUAL REPORT. (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY- The Secretary shall uniformly collect, compile, and preserve data concerning school health education programs and curricula throughout the United States. (b) DATA COLLECTION- The Secretary shall develop and ensure the implementation of a system for the collection of data that uniformly measures and evaluates the impact of school health education programs and curricula to determine-- (1) the effectiveness of such programs in promoting progress toward achieving relevant Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under this Act; and (2) the impact of such programs on related health indicators such as absenteeism and teen-age pregnancy rates. (c) Results of Evaluations- (1) ANNUAL REPORT- Not later than January 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall prepare and publish a report that-- (A) evaluates the status of school health education in the United States, including the impact and effectiveness of the health education programs and curricula of each State; (B) measures national progress towards achieving relevant Healthy People 2000 Objectives and the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Goals established under this Act; and (C) recognizes outstanding Healthy American Schools. (2) ENTITIES RECEIVING REPORT- In January of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit the report required under subsection (c) to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to the States to aid in the program evaluation and development efforts of such States. SEC. 10. PROGRAM FOR HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AMONG INDIAN STUDENTS. (a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop and, not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, implement a program which provides sequential, comprehensive health education and physical education to students enrolled in elementary and secondary schools operated by, or on behalf of, the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (b) COURSES OF INSTRUCTION AND PARTICIPATION- (1) COURSES OF INSTRUCTION- The program which the Secretary of the Interior is required to develop under subsection (a) shall provide courses of instruction for each grade of elementary and secondary school in a manner that ensures sequential, progressive, comprehensive, and continuous instruction. (2) PARTICIPATION- Except as otherwise prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, all students enrolled in schools operated by, or on behalf of, the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall participate in the courses of instruction provided at such schools under the program developed under subsection (a). (c) CONSULTATION- In developing and implementing the program required under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with-- (1) representatives of the Indian tribes that are to be served by such program; and (2) local educational and health personnel; (3) the Advisory Council established under section (5). (d) REPORT- Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Congress a report on the progress made by the Secretary of the Interior in carrying out the requirements of this section. SEC. 11. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZATION. (a) IN GENERAL- There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act, $500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996. (b) USE- Amounts appropriated under this section shall be used to fund the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Grant Program, and to make available funds that may be necessary to carry out the activities of the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Coordinating Office, the clearinghouse established under section 4(b)(4), and the Advisory Council established under section 5. (c) LIMITATION- The Secretary may not carry out this provisions of this Act until such time as amounts appropriated under section 8(a) for a fiscal year equal or exceed $100,000,000. SEC. 12. DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT. Part E of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 3221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: `SEC. 5147. USE OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HEALTHY STUDENTS-HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAMS. `Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated under this Act may be used in conjunction with the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Program of any State, Indian tribe, local educational agency, or school, so long as substance abuse prevention is a major component of such Program, pursuant to the Healthy Students-Healthy Schools Act.'.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
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