Senate Amendment 5123


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     1  1    Amend Senate File 2279 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 2, by striking line 35 and inserting the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <b.  (1)  All physically able students in
     1  5 kindergarten through grade five shall be required to>.
     1  6 #2.  Page 3, line 2, by inserting after the word
     1  7 <day.> the following:
     1  8    <(2)  All physically able students in grades six
     1  9 through twelve shall be required to engage in a
     1 10 physical activity for a minimum of one hundred twenty
     1 11 minutes per week.  A student participating in an
     1 12 organized and supervised athletic program or
     1 13 non=school=sponsored extracurricular activity which
     1 14 requires the student to participate in physical
     1 15 activity for a minimum of one hundred twenty minutes
     1 16 per week is exempt from the requirements of this
     1 17 paragraph.
     1 18    (3)>.
     1 19 #3.  Page 3, by inserting after line 20 the
     1 20 following:
     1 21    <Sec.    .  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == FITNESS
     1 22 WORKING GROUP.  The department of education shall
     1 23 convene a working group comprised of elementary and
     1 24 secondary education and fitness professionals and
     1 25 stakeholders to assist the department in developing
     1 26 daily physical activity opportunities and requirements
     1 27 and developing models that describe ways in which
     1 28 school districts and schools may incorporate physical
     1 29 activities for students into the educational program
     1 30 as provided in section 256.11, subsection 6, paragraph
     1 31 "b", as enacted by this Act.  The working group shall
     1 32 also develop recommendations for a system of
     1 33 implementation that offers every student the
     1 34 opportunity to become physically active.  The
     1 35 department of education shall submit its findings and
     1 36 recommendations, including any recommendations for
     1 37 changes in policy or statute, in a report to the
     1 38 general assembly by January 15, 2009.
     1 39    Sec.    .  EFFECTIVE DATE.  The section of this Act
     1 40 that amends section 256.11, subsection 6, takes effect
     1 41 July 1, 2009.>
     1 42 #4.  Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
     1 43 word <schools> the following:  <, and providing an
     1 44 effective date>.
     1 45 #5.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 49 STACI APPEL
     1 50 SF 2279.505 82
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