Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (SHNP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00334 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION PROGRAM (SHNP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : "School Health and Nutrition Modernization Act" | |
| ABSTRACT : "School Health and Nutrition Modernization Act". This bill seeks to modernize and upgrade the School Health and Nutrition Program by prioritizing the following concerns: a. the recruitment of school health and nutrition personnel; b. the upgrading of the salary of health and nutrition personnel to be at par with their counterparts in other Departments; c. the provision of equipment, medical and dental supplies and medicines; and d. health examination of all GRade I entrants and provision of supplementary feeding to Grade I pupils. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN, EDCEL C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (007 ) | 2. Prieto-Teodoro (011 ) |
| 3. Codilla (025 ) | 4. Syjuco (084 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2007-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HEALTH, MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS |
Abstract
"School Health and Nutrition Modernization Act". This bill seeks to modernize and upgrade the School Health and Nutrition Program by prioritizing the following concerns: a. the recruitment of school health and nutrition personnel; b. the upgrading of the salary of health and nutrition personnel to be at par with their counterparts in other Departments; c. the provision of equipment, medical and dental supplies and medicines; and d. health examination of all GRade I entrants and provision of supplementary feeding to Grade I pupils.
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