A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students enrolled in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools.

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File

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

263

BY

EHLERT

,

B.

MEYER

,

WILSON

,

LEVIN

,

OLSON

,

WILBURN

,

AMOS

JR.

,

MADISON

,

CROKEN

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

BAGNIEWSKI

,

KRESSIG

,

JAMES

,

MATSON

,

KURTH

,

and

BROWN-POWERS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

physical

activity

requirements

applicable

to

1

students

enrolled

in

public

schools

and

accredited

nonpublic

2

schools.

3

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

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

(1)

All

In

addition

to

the

physical

education

curriculum

3

required

under

subsection

3,

physically

able

students

in

4

kindergarten

through

grade

five

who

are

not

suspended

or

5

expelled

shall

be

required

to

engage

in

a

physical

activity

for

6

a

minimum

of

thirty

minutes

per

school

day.

A

school

shall

7

not

prevent

a

student

from

engaging

in

a

physical

activity

8

as

required

in

this

subparagraph

unless

one

of

the

following

9

applies:

10

(a)

The

student

poses

a

danger

to

the

health

or

safety

of

a

11

school

employee,

contractor,

or

another

student.

12

(b)

Due

to

inclement

weather,

the

school

relocates

physical

13

activity

that

was

to

take

place

outdoors.

14

(c)

The

school

dismisses

classes

early

due

to

unforeseen

15

circumstances,

including

inclement

weather

or

loss

of

utilities

16

services.

17

(d)

The

student

is

absent

from

school,

including

due

to

18

illness

or

a

medical

appointment,

during

the

time

of

the

school

19

day

that

the

school

provides

for

the

student’s

class

to

engage

20

in

physical

activity.

21

EXPLANATION

22

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

23

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

24

This

bill

relates

to

physical

activity

requirements

25

applicable

to

students

enrolled

in

public

schools

and

26

accredited

nonpublic

schools.

27

Current

law

requires

all

physically

able

students

in

28

kindergarten

through

grade

five

to

engage

in

a

physical

29

activity

for

a

minimum

of

30

minutes

per

school

day,

which

may

30

include

physical

education.

The

bill

provides

that

physical

31

education

shall

not

be

used

to

meet

this

physical

activity

32

requirement.

33

The

bill

provides

that

the

physical

activity

requirement

34

shall

not

apply

when

a

student

is

suspended

or

expelled.

The

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bill

also

provides

that

a

school

shall

not

prevent

a

student

1

from

engaging

in

30

minutes

of

physical

activity

per

school

2

day

unless

the

student

poses

a

danger

to

the

health

or

safety

3

of

certain

specified

persons,

the

school

relocates

physical

4

activity

that

was

to

take

place

outdoors

due

to

inclement

5

weather,

the

school

dismisses

classes

early

due

to

unforeseen

6

circumstances,

or

the

student

is

absent

from

school,

including

7

due

to

illness

or

a

medical

appointment,

during

the

time

of

the

8

school

day

that

the

school

provides

for

the

student’s

class

to

9

engage

in

physical

activity.

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