Kentucky House Bill 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 4 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-04 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 158.856 to clarify that school physical activity assessment tools shall generate: data on the amount of time and the types of activity required by KRS 160.345(11); performance and progress data necessary to monitor health risk behaviors and indicators identified by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to design programs to increase physical activity of children and reduce childhood diabetes and obesity; fitness information to assist students and the student's parents or guardians in planning home activities; and aggregate school fitness data to assist school councils in reviewing and implementing wellness policies; require school districts to submit supporting data with required summary; amend KRS 160.345 to require schools containing kindergarten through grade 5 to provide a minimum of 45 minutes per week of physical activity for half day kindergarten and 90 minutes per week for full day kindergarten through grade 5.

AN ACT relating to obesity in school children.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]

Rep. Sannie Overly [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-04		to Education (H)
2011-01-04		introduced in House
2011-07-28		To: Interim Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB16.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB16/bill.doc