Outline of the state of Arkansas
State
Arkansas
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Category
Wellness WSCC Council—State Level

Category
Wellness WSCC Council—State Level

State law requires creation of health or wellness council at the state-level.

Arkansas Administrative Rules 005.01.008 Nutrition and Physical Activity Standard

7.05.2 The parent and student must show that attending physical education classes will violate the student's religious beliefs and would not be merely a matter of personal objection. The parent or student must be members of a recognized religious faith that objects to physical education as part of its official doctrine or creed.

7.05.3 The local school board of directors shall encourage a student granted a waiver under Section 7.05 of these rules to take, as an alternative to physical education, appropriate instruction in health education or other instruction in lifestyle modification if an exemption is granted

Policy Type
Regulation

Arkansas Code 20-7-133 Child Health Advisory Committee

(a) There is created a Child Health Advisory Committee to consist of twenty (20) members.

(b) (1) The Director of the Department of Health shall appoint:

  • (A) One (1) member to represent the Department of Health;

  • (B) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics;

  • (C) One (1) member to represent the American Academy of Pediatrics, Arkansas Chapter;

  • (D) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Academy of Family Practice;

  • (E) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance;

  • (F) One (1) member to represent jointly the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, and the American Lung Association;

  • (G) One (1) member to represent the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences;

  • (H) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement;

  • (I) One (1) member to represent the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families;

  • (J) One (1) member to represent the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service; and

  • (K) One (1) member to represent the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities of the Department of Health.

Policy Type
Statute

Arkansas Code 20-7-134. Powers and duties

(a) The Child Health Advisory Committee shall meet at least one (1) time per month and make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State Board of Health consistent with the intent and purpose of this section and §§ 20-7-133 and 20-7-135.

Policy Type
Statute