Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Diaz de la Portilla)
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 (16) "Physical education" means the development or
19 maintenance of skills related to strength, agility,
20 flexibility, movement, and stamina, including dance; the
21 development of knowledge and skills regarding teamwork and
22 fair play; the development of knowledge and skills regarding
23 nutrition and physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle;
24 and the development of positive attitudes regarding sound
25 nutrition and physical activity as a component of personal
26 well-being.
27 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1003.455, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 1003.455 Physical education; assessment.--
30 (3) Each district school board shall provide 150
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1 kindergarten through grade 5. Students enrolled in such
2 instruction shall be reported through the periodic student
3 membership surveys, and records of such enrollment shall be
4 audited pursuant to s. 1010.305. Each district school board is
5 encouraged to provide 150 minutes of physical education each
6 week for students in kindergarten through grade 5 and 225
7 minutes of physical education each week for students in grades
8 6 through 8.
9 Section 4. During the 2007-2008 school year, the State
10 Board of Education shall review and revise the Sunshine State
11 Standards related to physical education skills to reflect
12 state-of-the-art philosophy and practice. The revised
13 standards shall emphasize the role of physical education in
14 promoting the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that prepare
15 students to make healthy lifelong nutrition and physical
16 fitness choices.
17 Section 5. Each public school shall have at least one
18 operational automated defibrillator on the school grounds.
19 Schools are encouraged to seek public and private partnerships
20 to assist with the cost of purchasing, maintenance, and
21 training associated with this section.
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27 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 students; requiring the State Board of
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1 Education to review and revise the Sunshine
2 State Standards regarding physical education;
3 requiring public schools to have an automated
4 external defibrillator on school grounds;
5 encouraging public and private partnerships to
6 furnish the defibrillators; providing an
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