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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354267</law_id><section_number>22.1-16.4</section_number><catch_line>Nutrition and physical activity best practices database</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="60" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="2">Board of Education</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Education shall develop and maintain a nutrition and physical activity best practices database. The database shall contain the results of any wellness-related fitness testing done by local school divisions, as well as information on successful programs and policies implemented by local school divisions designed to improve nutrition and physical activity in the public schools. This information may include (i) a description of the program or policy, (ii) advice on implementation, (iii) any assessment of the program or policy, (iv) a contact person from the local school division, and (v) any other information the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> deems appropriate. The database shall be readily accessible to all local school divisions in the Commonwealth and the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health. While the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall encourage local school divisions to submit information to the database, no school division shall be required to submit information.</p></section></text><history>2008, cc. 47, 398.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
