HB 190 — An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in school health services, providing for eating disorder awareness and education.

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318190 THE2025 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFORTITAY, PENNSYLVANIAFREEMAN, HOUSEREICHARD, BILLCIRESI SessionAND GREEN, JANUARY 16, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 16, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of No.March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools;

190amending, 2025revising, INTRODUCEDconsolidating BYand ORTITAY,changing FREEMAN, REICHARD, CIRESI, GREEN AND KHAN, JANUARY 16, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 27, 2025 AN ACT Amending the actlaws of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating tothereto," thein public school system,health includingservices, certainproviding provisionsfor applicableeating asdisorder wellawareness to private and parochialeducation. schools;

amending, revising, consolidating and changing the for eating disorder awareness and education.vices, providing The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

(c) The departmentdepartment, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, in conjunction with <-- the Department of HealthHealth, DEPARTMENT, shall develop educational <-- information and materials and make recommendations for providing information regarding eating disorder awareness and education to parents, guardians and key school personnel.

(f) The secretary shall appoint members to the Eating Disorders Advisory Committee from specialized organizations and entities, including the Pennsylvania School Boards Association, the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, the 20250HB0190PN0318 - 2 - National Alliance for Eating Disorders, the Pennsylvania 20250HB0190PN0137 - 2 - Association of School Nurses and Practitioners, the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation and the Academy for Eating Disorders.

(l) As used in this section, the following words and phrases 20250HB0190PN0318 - 3 - shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless 20250HB0190PN0137 - 3 - the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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