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IN SB0333

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

Dennis Kruse

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all public and charter schools to provide at least 30 minutes of daily physical education for students in kindergarten through grade 12, which may be split into two 15-minute periods or incorporated into classroom activities

  • Extends the minimum school day by 30 minutes for all grade levels (grades 1-6 to 5.5 hours, grades 7-12 to 6.5 hours of instructional time)

  • Mandates school corporations and charter schools collect and report student height, weight, ethnicity, age, and sex data for students in grades 1, 6, and 12 to the state department of health beginning in the 2013-2014 school year

  • Simplifies vision testing requirements from a comprehensive battery of four tests to basic visual acuity screening only for students entering kindergarten or grade 1, transfer students, and those suspected of having visual defects

  • Requires the state department of health to develop educational materials about body mass index and publish annual summary reports of collected student health data, while prohibiting student-identifiable information on report cards or transcripts

Legislative Description

Physical education; vision screening.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

1/8/2013

Committee Referrals

Education and Career Development1/8/2013

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