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Relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools
Sponsored by Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D), Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D), Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D), Rep. Lindsay James (D), Rep. Rob Johnson (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D), Rep. Heather Matson (D), Rep. Brian Meyer (D), Rep. Rick L. Olson (D), Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D), Rep. Ross Wilburn (D), Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 and accredited private schools must participate in daily physical activity. Under this new rule, physical education classes can no longer count toward these required minutes. Schools also cannot stop students from being active unless there is bad weather, a safety risk, or the student is absent.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools. 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 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 9, 2026. Meeting: Thursday, February 12 · 12:30 PM · House Lounge (Cancelled).
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- HF 611 Relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schoo…90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · very similarCleared committee
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