text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of 
  2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. HEALTHY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIPS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
  
      Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
  U.S.C. 1769) is amended by adding at the end the following:
      ``(j) Healthy Schools Partnerships Demonstration Program.--
              ``(1) Definition of eligible entity.--In this section, the 
          term `eligible entity' means a school food authority that 
          demonstrates that the school food authority has collaborated, 
          or will collaborate, with 1 or more local partner organizations 
          (including academic experts, registered dietitians or other 
          nutrition professionals, community partners, or non-profit 
          organizations) to achieve the purposes described in paragraph 
          (2).
              ``(2) Purposes.--The purposes of the demonstration project 
          established under this subsection are--
                      ``(A) to assist schools in improving the 
                  nutritional standards of school meals and the overall 
                  school environment; and
                      ``(B) to use local resources and expertise to 
                  promote collaborations and develop sustainable and 
                  replicable models for making systemic changes that 
                  promote good nutrition and healthy living among 
                  students.
              ``(3) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
          demonstration project under which the Secretary shall make 
          grants to eligible entities to fund collaborations of academic 
          experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or 
          other nutrition professionals, community partners, and local 
          schools to test and evaluate innovative models to improve 
          nutrition education, student decisionmaking, and healthy school 
          environments.
              ``(4) Application.--
                      ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity shall submit 
                  to the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
                  manner, and containing such information as the 
                  Secretary may require.
                      ``(B) Contents.--In addition to any other 
                  requirements of the Secretary, each application shall--
                              ``(i) identify the 1 or more problems that 
                          the eligible entity will address;
                              ``(ii) identify the activity that the grant 
                          will be used to fund;
                              ``(iii) describe the means by which the 
                          activity will improve the health and nutrition 
                          of the school environment;
                              ``(iv) list the partner organizations that 
                          will participate in the activity funded by the 
                          grant; and
                              ``(v) describe the metrics used to measure 
                          success in achieving the stated goals.
              ``(5) Priority.--In making grants under this subsection, 
          the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that 
          demonstrate--
                      ``(A) a severe need to improve the school 
                  environment, as demonstrated by high numbers of 
                  students receiving free or reduced price lunches, high 
                  levels of obesity or other indicators of poor health 
                  status, and health disparities in the community served 
                  by the school;
                      ``(B) a commitment by community partners to make 
                  in-kind or cash contributions; and
                      ``(C) the ability to measure results.
              ``(6) Use of funds.--An eligible entity shall use a grant 
          received under this subsection--
                      ``(A) to assess the problem of childhood obesity 
                  and poor nutrition in the school environment;
                      ``(B) to develop an innovative plan or intervention 
                  to address specific causes of the problem in 
                  coordination with outside partners, including by 
                  developing and testing innovative models to improve 
                  student health and nutrition as measured by--
                              ``(i) changes that result in healthier 
                          school environments, including more nutritious 
                          food being served in cafeterias and available a 
                          la carte;
                              ``(ii) increased nutrition education;
                              ``(iii) improved ability of students to 
                          identify healthier choices;
                              ``(iv) changes in attitudes of students 
                          towards healthier food;
                              ``(v) student involvement in making school 
                          environments healthier;
                              ``(vi) increased access to physical 
                          activity, physical education, and recess;
                              ``(vii) professional development and 
                          continuing education opportunities for school 
                          administrators, teachers, and school nurses; 
                          and
                              ``(viii) changes in school policies that 
                          promote access to healthier food and physical 
                          activity;
                      ``(C) to implement the plan or intervention in 
                  partnership with outside partners;
                      ``(D) to measure and evaluate effectiveness of the 
                  intervention; or
                      ``(E) to assess the sustainability and 
                  replicability of this model.
              ``(7) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
          to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $2,000,000 for 
          each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015.''.
target: Healthy Schools Partnerships Act of 2010 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a demonstration project awarding grants to school food authorities that collaborate with academic experts, nonprofit organizations, registered dietitians or other nutrition professionals, community partners, and local schools to test and evaluate innovative models to improve nutrition education, student decisionmaking, and healthy school environments.
  
  Gives grant priority to school food authorities that demonstrate: (1) a severe need to improve the school environment; (2) a commitment by community partners to make in-kind or cash contributions; and (3) the ability to measure results.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a demonstration project to promote collaborations to improve school nutrition.