Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-24-100d

for program – Responsibilities of health coordinators – Steering

committee – Annual evaluation - Rules.

A. Contingent on the availability of funding, the State

Department of Education shall contract with a statewide nonprofit

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school health program that promotes the health needs of students to

establish a School Health Coordinators Pilot Program. The purpose

of the Pilot Program shall be to assist elementary schools and the

Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committees in elementary schools in

implementing health and wellness programs and providing health and

wellness information to students in the elementary schools. The

State Department of Education shall oversee the Pilot Program. The

Pilot Program contractor shall coordinate the Pilot Program and

provide the required support to schools to allow for participation

in the Pilot Program.

B. The Department shall conduct the Pilot Program for a period

of not less than five (5) years. The Pilot Program contractor shall

employ and provide for the salary and benefits of school health

coordinators, along with training and school support needed to

implement the Pilot Program. The number of school health

coordinators employed in years one and two of the Pilot Program

shall be contingent upon funding and other factors as determined by

the Department in conjunction with the Pilot Program contractor. By

year three of the Pilot Program, not less than six school health

coordinators shall be employed by the Pilot Program contractor with

one school health coordinator assigned to each quadrant of the

state, one assigned to the Tulsa metropolitan area, and one assigned

to the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. A Pilot Program

coordinator, Pilot Program contractor monitor, and additional school

health coordinators may be employed if funds are available. A

person employed as a school health coordinator shall at a minimum

have a baccalaureate degree in health, community health, education,

physical education, or nursing.

C. The school health coordinators shall be responsible for:

1. Facilitating the activities of and providing assistance and

expertise to the Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committees in

elementary schools;

2. Providing professional development opportunities for

teachers;

3. Providing curriculum, materials, and resources to elementary

schools for school health programs, which may include health

education, physical education, health services, nutrition services,

school climate, physical environment, health promotion and wellness,

and youth, family, and community involvement;

4. Assisting elementary schools in completing the School Health

Index;

5. Interacting with parent organizations in public schools in

order to educate parents about health and wellness issues; and

6. Conducting a public health media campaign for students and

their families.

D. The Department and the Pilot Program contractor shall form a

steering committee with representatives from the State Department of

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Health and other entities interested in school health to help

provide expertise, oversight and guidance for the Pilot Program.

E. The Pilot Program contractor in partnership with an

evaluation entity shall conduct an annual evaluation of the

effectiveness and impact of the Pilot Program. A copy of the

evaluation shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the

House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the

Senate.

F. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules

necessary to implement the provisions of this section.