Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 126
Barcode 784592
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11 The Committee on Education Appropriations (Constantine)
12 recommended the following amendment:
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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 September 1, 2006, 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 post the policies on the
25 department website so that they may be reviewed and shared.
26 (5) By January 1, 2006, each school district is
27 encouraged to review the level of participation and evaluate
28 the success of the wellness programs throughout the district
29 in each school setting.
30 (6) School districts are encouraged to regularly
31 solicit public input regarding their policies on school
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1 nutritional offerings and wellness plans to ensure that the
2 policies meet the intent and spirit of the law, applicable
3 rules, and Sunshine State Standards and reflect the local
4 community's expectations and needs.
5 Section 2. The Department of Education shall evaluate
6 the extent to which the Sunshine State Standards in the arts
7 are being taught in each school district in kindergarten
8 through grade 12. The evaluation shall include an analysis of
9 student FCAT achievement levels compared to Sunshine State
10 Standards arts instruction and enrollment in art courses. The
11 results of this evaluation shall be provided to the Governor,
12 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
13 Representatives by December 1, 2005.
14 Section 3. Each public high school that has athletic
15 facilities or participates in interscholastic sports shall
16 have an operational defibrillator on the high school grounds.
17 Public and private partnerships are encouraged to cover the
18 cost associated with purchase, placement, and training on the
19 use of the defibrillator.
20 Section 4. Staff Development.--School boards are
21 encouraged to review the research and best practices regarding
22 how planned physical movement can foster enhanced learning in
23 academic subjects. Staff development for physical education
24 instructors must include content related to an integrated
25 curriculum, particularly in the areas of reading, mathematics,
26 fine arts, fitness-based instruction, and the connection
27 between movement and learning.
28 Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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5 and insert:
6 A bill to be entitled
7 An act relating to education; amending s.
8 1003.455, F.S.; requiring each school district
9 to submit a copy of its wellness policy to the
10 Department of Education; requiring the
11 department to post each policy on its website;
12 encouraging each school district to review its
13 level of participation and evaluate the success
14 of its wellness programs; encouraging school
15 districts to solicit public input regarding
16 their policies on nutritional offerings and
17 wellness plans; requiring the department to
18 evaluate the extent to which certain standards
19 in the arts are being taught in each school
20 district; providing requirements for the
21 evaluation; requiring results of such
22 evaluation to be reported to the Governor and
23 the Legislature; requiring certain public high
24 schools to have a defibrillator on the school
25 grounds; encouraging public and private
26 partnerships to cover the costs associated with
27 the defibrillator; encouraging school boards to
28 review research with regard to how physical
29 movement can enhance learning in academic
30 subjects; requiring certain content to be
31 included in staff development of physical
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