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By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator
Constantine
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to physical education; amending
3 s. 1001.11, F.S.; requiring the Commissioner of
4 Education to provide professional development
5 in physical education; amending s. 1003.01,
6 F.S.; defining the term "physical education";
7 amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring specified
8 periods of physical education for certain
9 students; requiring the State Board of
10 Education to review and revise the Sunshine
11 State Standards regarding physical education;
12 requiring public schools to have an automated
13 external defibrillator on school grounds;
14 encouraging public and private partnerships to
15 furnish the defibrillators; providing an
16 effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 1001.11,
21 Florida Statutes, to read:
22 1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties.--
23 (7) The commissioner shall dedicate financial and
24 departmental staff resources to provide professional
25 development for physical education teachers, elementary and
26 secondary teachers whose assignments include physical
27 education courses, and developers of physical education
28 curricula. Such professional development shall incorporate
29 current physical education and nutrition philosophy and best
30 practices that result in student participation in physical
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1 activities that promote lifelong physical and mental
2 well-being.
3 Section 2. Subsection (16) is added to section
4 1003.01, Florida Statutes, to read:
5 1003.01 Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the
6 term:
7 (16) "Physical education" means the development or
8 maintenance of skills related to strength, agility,
9 flexibility, movement, and stamina, including dance; the
10 development of knowledge and skills regarding teamwork and
11 fair play; the development of knowledge and skills regarding
12 nutrition and physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle;
13 and the development of positive attitudes regarding sound
14 nutrition and physical activity as a component of personal
15 well-being.
16 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1003.455, Florida
17 Statutes, is amended to read:
18 1003.455 Physical education; assessment.--
19 (3) Each district school board shall provide 150
20 minutes of physical education each week for students in
21 kindergarten through grade 5. Students enrolled in such
22 instruction shall be reported through the periodic student
23 membership surveys, and records of such enrollment shall be
24 audited pursuant to s. 1010.305. Each district school board is
25 encouraged to provide 150 minutes of physical education each
26 week for students in kindergarten through grade 5 and 225
27 minutes of physical education each week for students in grades
28 6 through 8.
29 Section 4. During the 2007-2008 school year, the State
30 Board of Education shall review and revise the Sunshine State
31 Standards related to physical education skills to reflect
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1 state-of-the-art philosophy and practice. The revised
2 standards shall emphasize the role of physical education in
3 promoting the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that prepare
4 students to make healthy lifelong nutrition and physical
5 fitness choices.
6 Section 5. Each public school shall have at least one
7 operational automated defibrillator on the school grounds.
8 Schools are encouraged to seek public and private partnerships
9 to assist with the cost of purchasing, maintenance, and
10 training associated with this section.
11 Section 6. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
12 law.
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14 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
15 Senate Bill 2746
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17 The Committee Substitute:
18 Add dance to the definition of physical education;
19 Clarifies that the required reporting is in the periodic
student membership surveys; and
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Requires each public school to have at least one operational
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