City-Based Strategies in Ohio to Increase Child Nutrition

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City‐Based Strategies in Ohio to Increase Child
Nutrition Participation
Charlie Kozlesky
Senior Vice President, School & Summer Nutrition
Legislation Priority
Children’s Hunger Alliance always evaluates the need for legislation that could impact Child Nutrition Programs: • City Schools
• Suburban Schools • Rural Schools
• Charter and Non‐Public
 Legislation: – changed [OHIO REV. CODE ANN. §
3313.81.3].
 Legislation approved to reduce the threshold at which a school is required to offer a school breakfast program from 33% to 20%. Provided for schools to request and receive an exemption from the requirement.  Revision of SB 210: Schools requesting a waiver must provide a written plan to implement a breakfast program.
 Legislation: HB 135: Sought to increase the frequency of direct certification from one time to five times a year. 1
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Columbus City CHAMPS Grant
 Legislation SB 11: Permit the use of school buses during the summer months as mobile meal sites allowing children to eat on a school bus when the bus is stationary.
Major Partners: o Mayor
o President of Council
o Columbus Recreation and Parks
o Franklin County Agencies
 Legislation SB 11: Remove afterschool meal programs from the definition of a restaurant in Ohio and also eliminated higher level health regulations.
 Legislation HB 235 – Sought to require poor performing schools to offer a school breakfast program using a meal service model that research indicated has a positive impact on school attendance, behavior and achievement.
Trotwood CHAMPS Grant
Trotwood City Schools/ Champ Grant: • Major Partners: o Mayor Joyce Sutton Cameron
o Captain Porter
o Trotwood City Schools
• Ohio Schools Article – “Food for Thought”
Questions
Charlie Kozlesky
Senior Vice President, School & Summer Nutrition
Children's Hunger Alliance
614‐643‐8021
CKozlesky@childrenshungeralliance.org
www.ChildrensHungerAlliance.org
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