Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes schools to use therapeutic classrooms grant funds for certain nutritional items, including foods, vitamin and mineral supplements, and exposure to natural light in Iowa.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the support provided by a therapeutic classroom to include the following  (Sec. 1):

• Supporting student access to micronutrients, vitamin supplementation, and mineral supplementation, including vitamin “D” and vitamin “K2”;

• Assessing the macro-nutritional needs of students;

• Providing minimally processed whole foods, including fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and healthy animal-derived fats and proteins, including eggs, full-fat dairy products, beef, and bacon;

• Restricting the use and availability of artificial food additives that may hurt activity and attention in students;

• Remediating the negative impacts of excessive use of digital screens and devices on human biology;

• Increasing student exposure to natural light or the light emitted by full spectrum lighting fixtures; or

• Carrying out any other scientifically supported initiative that a school district reasonably believes will improve emotional, social, and behavioral health outcomes among students.

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 2).

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