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HF 611Died when the session ended · March 3, 2023

Relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools in kindergarten through grade five

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HF 390

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 1, 2023
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Students in kindergarten through fifth grade at public, charter, and accredited private schools must participate in daily physical activity. Schools can use physical education classes to meet this requirement, but they cannot stop a student from participating unless the student is a safety risk, the weather is bad, classes end early, or the student is absent. These rules do not apply to students who have been suspended or expelled.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter 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 may be used to meet this physical activity requirement. 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.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11

How the Code works3

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