Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 126
Barcode 281548
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11 The Committee on Education Appropriations (Constantine)
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsections (4), (5), and (6) are added to
19 section 1003.455, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 1003.455 Physical education; assessment.--
21 (4) By October 1, 2005, each school district shall
22 submit to the Department of Education a copy of the wellness
23 policy required by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization
24 Act of 2004. The department shall provide for public
25 electronic access to the school district policies so they may
26 be reviewed and shared. School districts are encouraged to
27 regularly solicit public input regarding their policies on
28 school nutritional offerings and physical activity/fitness
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30 (5) Staff development for physical education
31 instructors must include content related to an integrated
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1 curriculum that supports classroom learning, particularly in
2 the areas of reading and mathematics, fitness-based
3 instruction, and connections between movement and learning.
4 (6) By January 1, 2006, each school board is
5 encouraged to:
6 (a) Assess the level of participation of the students
7 in the school board's physical education program in order to
8 determine whether the school board's policy reflects the local
9 community's expectations and needs.
10 (b) Ensure that certified physical education teachers
11 are hired to teach physical education.
12 (c) Review and determine whether the school board's
13 professional-development opportunities include best practices
14 for fitness-related instruction, strategies that support
15 classroom learning, a connection between movement and
16 learning, and strategies for integrating academic subject
17 matter, particularly in reading, mathematics, and physical
18 education.
19 (d) Review the practice of providing physical-fitness
20 assessments at each grade level in order to provide valid
21 information to students and parents for improving the quality
22 of physical education programs and to determine whether its
23 physical education program is meeting the needs of the
24 community and parents.
25 (e) Review the research and best practices regarding
26 how planned physical movement can foster enhanced learning in
27 academic subjects.
28 (f) Review the adopted school board's physical
29 education policies in order to ensure that the policies meet
30 the intent and spirit of the law, applicable rules, and the
31 Sunshine State Standards.
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1 Section 2. By September 2006, the Department of
2 Education and the Department of Health shall coordinate a
3 series of regional meetings that bring together various
4 stakeholders to develop partnerships, discuss issues, provide
5 workshops, and showcase exemplary programs relating to
6 physical education and fine arts for students in
7 prekindergarten through grade 12. Participants in the regional
8 meetings should include school-level and district-level
9 personnel; county and municipal parks and recreation
10 personnel; parent-teachers associations; and other interested
11 parties.
12 Section 3. Each public high school that has athletic
13 facilities or participates in interscholastic sports shall
14 have an operational defibrillator on the high school grounds.
15 Section 4. The Department of Education shall evaluate
16 the extent to which the Sunshine State Standards in the arts
17 are being taught in each school district in kindergarten
18 through grade 12. The evaluation shall include an analysis of
19 student FCAT achievement levels compared to Sunshine State
20 Standards arts instruction and enrollment in art courses. The
21 results of this evaluation shall be provided to the Governor,
22 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President
23 of the Senate by March 1, 2006.
24 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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28 And the title is amended as follows:
29 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to physical education in the
3 public schools; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.;
4 requiring each school district to submit to the
5 Department of Education a copy of the wellness
6 policy required by federal law; requiring the
7 department to provide public electronic access
8 to school district policies; encouraging public
9 input; specifying content of staff development
10 for physical education instructors; encouraging
11 each school board to assess its physical
12 education program and review school policies by
13 a specified date; requiring that school
14 districts establish wellness policies as
15 federally mandated; requiring the Department of
16 Health to coordinate regional meetings relating
17 to physical education programs; requiring
18 certain public high schools to have a
19 defibrillator on school grounds; requiring the
20 Department of Education to evaluate the extent
21 to which the Sunshine State Standards in the
22 arts are being taught; requiring a report to
23 the Governor and the Legislature; providing an
24 effective date.
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