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Committee advances school‑health and accessibility bills, including Healthy Active and facility‑access planning
Summary
The committee passed a package of bills aimed at school health and accessibility: a Healthy Active Arkansas encouragement bill, a modest school‑nursing professional development requirement, and a facilities‑access planning measure to help districts address ADA barriers.
Representative Bentley presented HB 1848 (Healthy Active Arkansas), which asks the Department of Education and the Department of Health to develop non‑mandatory model guidance for schools on increased physical activity, farm‑to‑school reimbursement, school gardens grants, and breastfeeding supports. Dr. Joe Thompson of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement described the volunteer Healthy…
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