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F I S C A L    I M P A C T    R E P O R T

 

 

 

SPONSOR

Varela

DATE TYPED

2/16/04

HB

HJM 83

 

SHORT TITLE

Student Health & Fitness Reports

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST

Baca

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY04

FY05

FY04

FY05

 

 

 

See Narrative

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

 

SUMMARY

 

Synopsis of Bill

 

House Joint Memorial 83 requests that the Public Education Department (PED) study the feasibility of implementing a statewide health and fitness report card program, with the goal of objectively measuring student weight and fitness levels, informing parents of those results and encouraging parents to actively work with their children to improve their weight and fitness levels.

 

Significant Issues

 

Obesity among children and adults is leading some nutritionists, dietitians, physicians, and other health professionals and health advocates to predict that obesity in the United States has reached or may soon attain “epidemic” status.  This memorial suggests the schools may be able to keep the prediction from occurring.  If implemented as a statewide program, school districts and the PED will have additional duties to perform with cost and staffing implications yet to be determined.

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The PED will incur some costs to conduct the study.  How the study is conducted will determine the actual costs and these costs will add to those already implicit in other memorials addressed to the PED.

 

 

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