Bill Text: IA HF611 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools in kindergarten through grade five.(Formerly HF 390.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-05-04 - Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1030. [HF611 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF611-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
390)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
physical
activity
requirements
applicable
to
1
students
enrolled
in
public
schools,
accredited
nonpublic
2
schools,
and
charter
schools
in
kindergarten
through
grade
3
five.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
All
physically
able
students
in
kindergarten
through
3
grade
five
who
are
not
suspended
or
expelled
shall
be
required
4
to
engage
in
a
physical
activity
for
a
minimum
of
thirty
5
minutes
per
school
day.
The
physical
education
curriculum
6
required
under
subsection
3,
if
applicable,
may
be
used
to
7
fulfill
the
requirements
of
this
subparagraph.
A
school
shall
8
not
prevent
a
student
from
engaging
in
a
physical
activity
9
as
required
in
this
subparagraph
unless
one
of
the
following
10
applies:
11
(a)
The
student
poses
a
danger
to
the
health
or
safety
of
a
12
school
employee,
contractor,
or
another
student.
13
(b)
Due
to
inclement
weather,
the
school
relocates
physical
14
activity
that
was
to
take
place
outdoors.
15
(c)
The
school
dismisses
classes
early
due
to
unforeseen
16
circumstances,
including
inclement
weather
and
loss
of
17
utilities
services.
18
(d)
The
student
is
absent
from
school,
including
due
to
19
illness
or
a
medical
appointment,
during
the
time
of
the
school
20
day
that
the
school
provides
for
the
student’s
class
to
engage
21
in
physical
activity.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
relates
to
physical
activity
requirements
26
applicable
to
students
enrolled
in
public
schools,
accredited
27
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
schools
in
kindergarten
through
28
grade
five.
29
Current
law
requires
all
physically
able
students
in
30
kindergarten
through
grade
five
to
engage
in
a
physical
31
activity
for
a
minimum
of
30
minutes
per
school
day,
which
32
may
include
physical
education.
The
bill
provides
that
33
physical
education
may
be
used
to
meet
this
physical
activity
34
requirement.
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The
bill
provides
that
the
physical
activity
requirement
1
shall
not
apply
when
a
student
is
suspended
or
expelled.
The
2
bill
also
provides
that
a
school
shall
not
prevent
a
student
3
from
engaging
in
30
minutes
of
physical
activity
per
school
4
day
unless
the
student
poses
a
danger
to
the
health
or
safety
5
of
certain
specified
persons,
the
school
relocates
physical
6
activity
that
was
to
take
place
outdoors
due
to
inclement
7
weather,
the
school
dismisses
classes
early
due
to
unforeseen
8
circumstances,
or
the
student
is
absent
from
school,
including
9
due
to
illness
or
a
medical
appointment,
during
the
time
of
the
10
school
day
that
the
school
provides
for
the
student’s
class
to
11
engage
in
physical
activity.
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