1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 3390 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 120B.021, subdivision 1,
1.4is amended to read:
1.5    Subdivision 1. Required academic standards. (a) The following subject areas
1.6are required for statewide accountability:
1.7    (1) language arts;
1.8    (2) mathematics;
1.9    (3) science;
1.10    (4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
1.11citizenship;
1.12    (5) health, nutrition, and physical education, for which locally developed academic
1.13standards apply; and
1.14    (6) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
1.15determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least
1.16three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and
1.17visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the
1.18following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
1.19    (b) The commissioner must submit proposed standards in science and social studies
1.20to the legislature by February 1, 2004.
1.21For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
1.22mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
1.23with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
1.24plan team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate.
1.25An individualized education plan team that makes this determination must establish
1.26alternative standards.
2.1    (c) A school district, no later than the 2007-2008 school year, must adopt graduation
2.2requirements that meet or exceed state graduation requirements established in law or
2.3rule. A school district that incorporates these state graduation requirements before the
2.42007-2008 school year must provide students who enter the 9th grade in or before
2.5the 2003-2004 school year the opportunity to earn a diploma based on existing locally
2.6established graduation requirements in effect when the students entered the 9th grade.
2.7District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a result
2.8of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11,
2.9and 120B.20.
2.10    (d) The commissioner must include the contributions of Minnesota American Indian
2.11tribes and communities as they relate to the academic standards during the review and
2.12revision of the required academic standards.
2.13EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2008-2009 school year and
2.14later.

2.15    Sec. 2. [120B.0215] BMI MONITORING IN CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
2.16    By July 1, 2009, the commissioners of education and health shall collaboratively
2.17establish and implement a cost-effective program to monitor rates of overweight and
2.18obese children in the state by collecting and analyzing body mass index (BMI) data.
2.19To the extent possible, in establishing this body mass index monitoring program, the
2.20commissioners shall use existing child and youth monitoring systems or surveys. The
2.21body mass index data collected must be used to measure progress in reducing the
2.22percentage of overweight and obese children in the state, and must be used to accurately
2.23target intervention and prevention services throughout the state. To the extent necessary
2.24for implementation and analysis, the Departments of Education and Health may share data
2.25collected under this program, consistent with the requirements in chapter 13. Analysis
2.26of the data collected and trends in overweight and obese children in the state must be
2.27reported to the legislature every other year, starting January 15, 2010. By January 1,
2.282009, the commissioners must report to the legislature on the proposed design of the BMI
2.29monitoring program, and any local or statewide cost considerations.

2.30    Sec. 3. [145.986] STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
2.31    Subdivision 1. Goals. The initial goals of the public health improvement program
2.32are to reduce the percent of Minnesotans who are obese or overweight to less than half by
2.33the year 2020 and to reduce tobacco smoking by two percent annually starting in 2011.
2.34By 2011, and considering available funding, the commissioner of health, in consultation
2.35with the State Community Health Advisory Committee established in section 145A.10,
3.1subdivision 10, and other stakeholders, may make recommendations as to future goals
3.2related to alcohol use and illegal drug use.
3.3    Subd. 2. Funding local communities. Beginning January 1, 2009, the
3.4commissioner of health must provide funding to community health boards to convene,
3.5coordinate, and lead locally developed programs targeted at achieving measurable health
3.6improvement goals. Funding to each community health board will be distributed based on
3.7a per capita formula, with a base allocation of $50,000 to each community health board
3.8that receives funding. By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of health must recommend
3.9whether additional funding should be distributed to community health boards based on
3.10health disparities demonstrated in the populations served.
3.11    Subd. 3. Outcomes. (a) The commissioner of health must set performances
3.12measures and annually review the progress of local communities in improving the
3.13performance measures. The commissioner may provide technical assistance and corrective
3.14action plans to assure that local communities are making sufficient progress.
3.15    (b) The commissioner must measure current public health data, using existing
3.16measures and data collection systems when available, to determine baseline data against
3.17which progress shall be monitored.
3.18    Subd. 4. Media campaign. The commissioner of health must conduct a statewide
3.19marketing campaign using public media to reinforce local efforts at addressing health
3.20improvement goals. The commissioner must develop the statewide campaigns and
3.21determine the timing of these campaigns in consultation with local public health
3.22representatives.

3.23    Sec. 4. HEALTH, NUTRITION, AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVISORY
3.24COUNCIL.
3.25    (a) The commissioner of education shall convene an advisory council to develop
3.26and make recommendations related to health, nutrition, and physical education in schools.
3.27This advisory council is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059.
3.28(1) The advisory council shall include the following members appointed by the
3.29commissioner of education:
3.30    (i) a curriculum specialist;
3.31    (ii) a person familiar with the requirements of Title IX, Education Amendments
3.32of 1972;
3.33    (iii) a representative of the school food service industry;
3.34    (iv) a nutritionist;
3.35    (v) a health educator; and
4.1    (vi) a physical fitness educator.
4.2    (2) The advisory council shall, also, include members appointed by the following
4.3entities:
4.4(i) the Minnesota School Boards Association may appoint one member;
4.5    (ii) the Minnesota Board of Teaching may appoint one member;
4.6    (iii) the School Nurse Organization of Minnesota may appoint one member;
4.7(iv) the American Heart Association may appoint one member;
4.8    (v) the Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association may appoint one
4.9member;
4.10(vi) the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals may appoint one
4.11member;
4.12(vii) the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota may appoint one member;
4.13and
4.14(viii) the commissioner of health may appoint one health promotion representative.
4.15    (b) The advisory council shall develop and make recommendations for statewide
4.16curriculum standards that should be adopted for health, nutrition, and physical education.
4.17The goal of these standards must be to promote the understanding of the health habits that
4.18will serve students throughout their lifetimes, by promoting health and avoiding health
4.19risks, encouraging increased activity and cardiovascular health, and supporting improved
4.20nutrition.
4.21    The advisory council shall develop and make recommendations for a wide range
4.22of options for meeting the goal of having students in kindergarten through grade 12
4.23experience at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day, of which 90 minutes per week
4.24must be cardiovascular fitness.
4.25    The advisory council shall develop and make recommendations for school nutrition
4.26improvements that reduce consumption of refined sugars, saturated fats, and processed
4.27foods, including recommendations as to the feasibility of using locally grown products in
4.28school nutrition programs.
4.29    (c) The commissioner of education shall report the recommendations to the
4.30legislature by January 15, 2009.

4.31    Sec. 5. APPROPRIATIONS.
4.32    (a) $....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2009 to the
4.33commissioner of health to implement the statewide health improvement program under
4.34Minnesota Statutes, section 145.986. Beginning January 1, 2009, the commissioner of
4.35health shall provide funding to community health boards to implement local public health
4.36programs.
5.1    (b) $....... is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2009 depending on
5.2availability of funds to the commissioner of health for a statewide public health media
5.3campaign. Subject to the availability of funding, the funds shall be made available to the
5.4commissioner of health beginning January 1, 2009."
5.5Amend the title accordingly