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Relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools in kindergarten through grade five
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 611
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
- Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 611
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 611 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 611 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Students in kindergarten through fifth grade at public and accredited private schools must participate in a certain amount of physical activity every school day. Under this new rule, physical education classes can no longer count toward these required minutes, and the activity must happen all at once without breaks. Schools cannot stop a student from participating unless there is bad weather, an emergency, or if the student is a danger to others.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools in kindergarten through grade five. Current law requires all physically able students in kindergarten through grade five to engage in a physical activity for a minimum of minutes per school day, which may include physical education. The bill provides that physical education shall not be used to meet this physical activity requirement. The bill requires that the minutes of required physical activity be consecutive. The bill provides that the physical activity requirement shall not apply when a student is suspended or expelled. The bill also provides that a school shall not prevent a student from engaging in minutes of physical activity per school day unless the student poses a danger to the health or safety of certain specified persons, the school relocates physical activity that was to take place outdoors due to inclement weather, the school dismisses classes early due to unforeseen circumstances, or the student is absent from school, including due to illness or a medical appointment, during the time of the school day that the school provides for the student’s class to engage in physical activity.
House subcommittee
Named February 22, 2023. On February 23, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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