Outline of the state of Massachusetts
State
Massachusetts
Encouraged

Category
Wellness Policy

Category
Wellness Policy

State law recommends that school districts adopt local wellness policies.

105 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 215.100 Standard for School Wellness Committees

(1) Each public school district shall have a School Wellness Advisory Committee to encourage development of a program that actively promotes wellness in schools and to maximize the school district's opportunities for grant awards.

  • (a) A regional school district may establish a regional school wellness advisory committee to cover the schools within that district. To the maximum extent feasible, each community within the region shall be represented on the committee.

  • (b) Where a regional school district is responsible only for middle and/or high schools, the regional school wellness committee established by the school district also may cover the elementary schools which send students to the middle and/or high schools.

  • (c) School districts that share a superintendent may establish a single school wellness committee that covers the school districts under the direction of that superintendent.

Policy Type
Regulation

105 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 215.100 Standard for School Wellness Committees

(1) Each public school district shall have a School Wellness Advisory Committee to encourage development of a program that actively promotes wellness in schools and to maximize the school district's opportunities for grant awards.

  • (a) A regional school district may establish a regional school wellness advisory committee to cover the schools within that district. To the maximum extent feasible, each community within the region shall be represented on the committee.

  • (b) Where a regional school district is responsible only for middle and/or high schools, the regional school wellness committee established by the school district also may cover the elementary schools which send students to the middle and/or high schools.

  • (c) School districts that share a superintendent may establish a single school wellness committee that covers the school districts under the direction of that superintendent.

Policy Type
Regulation