HF 2243 (LSB 5896YH (3) 87)

HOUSE FILE 2243

BY  HINSON

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring school districts to provide certain physical education-related information annually in a report to the department of education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  279.65  Physical education classes and instructors —— annual report.
   1.  The board of directors of each school district shall compile statistics and data relating to physical education classes and instruction offered by the school district as a whole and by attendance center, as appropriate, in a format as determined by the department of education, which shall be submitted annually to the department as a component of the comprehensive school improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “a”. The department shall make the information submitted in the reports publicly available and searchable by school district and attendance center on the department’s internet site. 
   2.  Each school district report required under subsection 1 shall include all of the following information:
   a.  The number of physical education classes offered at each attendance center in the school district, detailed by the number of days, classes, and minutes offered each week by each attendance center.
   b.  The ratio of students enrolled in physical education classes in the school district compared to the overall enrollment. 
   c.  The average physical education class size at each attendance center in the school district.
   d.  The number of practitioners, as defined in section 272.1, in the school district who teach physical education and who are endorsed to teach physical education, arranged by credential and grade levels taught.
   e.  Whether each attendance center in the school district has the appropriate equipment and adequate facilities for students to engage in the amount of physical activity required under section 256.11 or required under rules adopted by the state board of education to implement section 256.11.
   f.  Whether the school district permits modifications or accommodations that allow physical education classes to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
   g.  Whether the school district has a policy that allows teachers or administrators in the school district to withhold physical activity from a student as punishment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires school districts to compile statistics and data relating to physical education classes and instruction offered by the school district and its attendance centers for a report that shall be submitted annually to the department of education as a component of the school district’s comprehensive school improvement plan. The department shall make the information from the reports available and searchable by school district and attendance center on its internet site.