Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 126
Barcode 601862
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11 The Committee on Education Appropriations (Lynn) recommended
12 the following substitute for amendment (281548):
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsections (4), (5), (6), and (7) are
19 added to 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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Bill No. CS for SB 126
Barcode 601862
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) Review and determine whether the school board's
7 professional-development opportunities include best practices
8 for fitness-related instruction, strategies that support
9 classroom learning, a connection between movement and
10 learning, and strategies for integrating academic subject
11 matter, particularly in reading, mathematics, and physical
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13 (b) Review the research and best practices regarding
14 how planned physical movement can foster enhanced learning in
15 academic subjects.
16 (7) The Department of Education shall review the
17 adopted school board's physical education policies in order to
18 ensure that the policies meet the intent and spirit of the
19 law, applicable rules, and the Sunshine State Standards.
20 Section 2. Each public high school that has athletic
21 facilities or participates in interscholastic sports shall
22 have an operational defibrillator on the high school grounds.
23 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
28 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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31 A bill to be entitled
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 126
Barcode 601862
1 An act relating to physical education in the
2 public schools; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.;
3 requiring each school district to submit to the
4 Department of Education a copy of the wellness
5 policy required by federal law; requiring the
6 department to provide public electronic access
7 to school district policies; encouraging public
8 input; specifying content of staff development
9 for physical education instructors; encouraging
10 each school board to review the school's
11 professional-development opportunities by a
12 specified date; requiring the Department of
13 Education to review physical education
14 policies; requiring certain public high schools
15 to have a defibrillator on school grounds;
16 providing an effective date.
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