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HOUSE
FILE
522
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
114)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
therapeutic
classroom
incentive
program
1
by
authorizing
the
expenditure
of
moneys
for
certain
2
nutritional
items.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.25,
subsection
7,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
7.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
“therapeutic
classroom”
3
means
a
classroom
designed
for
the
purpose
of
providing
support
4
for
any
student
whose
emotional,
social,
or
behavioral
needs
5
interfere
with
the
student’s
ability
to
be
successful
in
the
6
current
educational
environment,
with
or
without
supports,
7
until
the
student
is
able
to
successfully
return
to
the
8
student’s
current
education
environment,
with
or
without
9
supports,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
general
education
10
classroom.
The
support
provided
by
a
therapeutic
classroom
may
11
include
all
of
the
following:
12
a.
Supporting
student
access
to
micronutrients,
vitamin
13
supplementation,
and
mineral
supplementation,
including
vitamin
14
“D”
and
vitamin
“K2”.
15
b.
Assessing
the
macro-nutritional
needs
of
students.
16
c.
Providing
minimally
processed
whole
foods,
including
17
fresh
fruits,
fresh
vegetables,
and
healthy
animal-derived
fats
18
and
proteins,
including
eggs,
full-fat
dairy
products,
beef,
19
and
bacon.
20
d.
Restricting
the
use
and
availability
of
artificial
or
21
synthetic
food
additives
that
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
22
activity
and
attention
in
students.
23
e.
Remediating
the
negative
impacts
of
excessive
use
of
24
digital
screens
and
devices
on
human
biology.
25
f.
Increasing
student
exposure
to
natural
light
or
the
light
26
emitted
by
full
spectrum
lighting
fixtures.
27
g.
Carrying
out
any
other
scientifically
supported
28
initiative
that
a
school
district
reasonably
believes
will
29
improve
emotional,
social,
and
behavioral
health
outcomes
among
30
students.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
the
therapeutic
classroom
incentive
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program
by
authorizing
the
expenditure
of
moneys
for
certain
1
nutritional
items.
The
therapeutic
classroom
incentive
2
program,
administered
by
the
department
of
education,
provides
3
competitive
grants
to
school
districts
to
establish
classrooms
4
that
are
designed
for
the
purpose
of
providing
support
for
any
5
student
whose
emotional,
social,
or
behavioral
needs
interfere
6
with
the
student’s
ability
to
be
successful
in
the
current
7
educational
environment,
with
or
without
supports,
until
the
8
student
is
able
to
successfully
return
to
the
student’s
current
9
education
environment,
with
or
without
supports,
including
10
the
general
education
classroom.
The
bill
provides
that
11
the
support
provided
by
a
therapeutic
classroom
may
include
12
supporting
student
access
to
micronutrients
and
vitamins,
13
assessing
the
macro-nutritional
needs
of
students,
providing
14
minimally
processed
whole
foods,
restricting
the
use
and
15
availability
of
certain
artificial
or
synthetic
food
additives,
16
remediating
the
negative
impacts
of
excessive
use
of
digital
17
screens,
increasing
student
exposure
to
natural
light
or
the
18
light
emitted
by
full
spectrum
lighting
fixtures,
and
carrying
19
out
any
other
scientifically
supported
initiative
that
a
school
20
district
reasonably
believes
will
improve
student
health.
21
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