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GA HB926

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2018

Primary Sponsor

Beth Beskin

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, each local school system in Georgia must submit statistics and data on student health and physical education to the Department of Education, covering both the system level and each individual school
  • The State Board of Education must complete and publish a report on its website by December 31, 2019, detailing physical education offerings across all local school systems
  • The report must include specific metrics such as the number of PE classes offered (days, classes, and minutes per week), average PE class sizes, and the number of PE teachers who hold proper licensure or certification
  • Schools must disclose whether they allow exemptions or substitutions for physical education, whether students may opt out of PE for test preparation, and whether any schools have applied for waivers from state-mandated PE requirements
  • The report must also address whether schools implement the Presidential Youth Fitness Program or similar fitness assessment programs, have adequate equipment and facilities, have policies allowing withholding of physical activity as punishment, and align their PE curriculum with Georgia's K-12 learning standards

Legislative Description

Education; each local school system to submit certain information relating to student health; require

Last Action

House Second Readers

2/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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