| | | 3. The Attorney General or a designee; |
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| | | 4. The Commissioner of Education or a designee; and |
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| | | 5. The Commissioner of Human Services or a designee. |
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| | | The Commissioner of Education and the Commissioner of Human | | Services or their designees serve as nonvoting members; and be it | | further |
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| | | Sec. 3. Appointments; chairs; convening of commission. Resolved: That all | | appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the | | effective date of this resolve. The first-named Senate member | | and the first-named House of Representatives member shall serve | | as cochairs of the commission. The appointing authorities shall | | notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council once all | | appointments have been completed. The cochairs shall convene the | | first meeting of the commission no later than 15 days after | | appointment of all members; and be it further |
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| | | Sec. 4. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall study obesity in | | the State and methods to decrease the cost of health care and | | improve the public health. The commission shall specifically | | include in its study: |
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| | | 1. An analysis of whether schools are meeting modern | | nutrition standards for school meals and food and drink offered | | on school property and, if not, an analysis of what strategies | | are available to encourage more nutritious offerings; |
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| | | 2. Options for the adoption of a nutrition pyramid, with | | emphasis on increased consumption of vegetables, whole grains, | | milk, beans, soy products and nuts; |
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| | | 3. An analysis of physical education standards in Maine | | schools from 1970 to the present, including a review of the Maine | | system of learning results and standards in other states. A | | review of general trends in Maine toward a less active and more | | sedentary lifestyle, including the contribution of these trends | | to the rising rates of obesity in the State and the nation and | | strategies for addressing physical activity issues, must be | | included in the analysis; |
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| | | 4. An analysis of whether advertising targeted at children is | | contributing to the rising rates of obesity in Maine and the | | nation and, if so, an analysis of possible strategies to address | | this issue; |
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