Bill Text: HI SCR19 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science; DOE; DOH; Physical Education Guidelines for Schools

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-13 - Referred to HTH/HRE/EDU. [SCR19 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-SCR19-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	19
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, CONDUCT A STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION GUIDELINES IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, the National Association for Sport and Physical Education recommends that schools provide 150 minutes of instructional physical education for elementary school children, and 225 minutes for middle school students per week for the entire school year; and

 

     WHEREAS, a quality physical education program provides learning opportunities, appropriate instruction, meaningful and challenging content and student program assessment; and

 

     WHEREAS, current Hawaii physical education requirements, outlined in the Department of Education Wellness Guidelines established by the Board of Education Policy 1110-6, consist of only 45 minutes per week for grades K through 3, 55 minutes per week for grades 4-5, 107 minutes per week for elementary grade 6, and no required physical education course for middle school children; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical education is the environment in which students learn, practice and receive assessment on developmentally appropriate motor skills, social skills and knowledge; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical activity at a moderate to vigorous intensity level can yield health benefits; and

 

     WHEREAS, obesity has been declared an epidemic in this country; and

 

     WHEREAS, the onset of obesity in Hawaii's school-age students entails a host of serious but largely avoidable health problems in adulthood, with an attendant escalation in Hawaii's health care costs; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical inactivity contributes to the problem and level of obesity; and

 

     WHEREAS, according to the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey only twenty-one percent of high school students and sixteen percent of middle school students were physically active for the recommended sixty minutes or more of physical activity per day; and

 

     WHEREAS, quality physical education programs are critical to providing and teaching knowledge and skills needed to achieve and maintain physical fitness; and

 

     WHEREAS, research indicates that schools that provide time for quality physical education generate a positive effect on academic achievement even when provided as part of the regular school day; including increased concentration; improved mathematics, reading, and writing scores; and a reduction in disruptive behaviors; and

 

     WHEREAS, appropriate facilities, class size and sufficient equipment can facilitate maximum learning and practice time for all students; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical education provides knowledge, attitudes, motor skills, behavioral skills, and confidence needed to adopt and maintain a physically active lifestyle; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical education provides helps children meet the scientifically recommended 60 minutes or more of physical activity per day for children and adolescents; and

 

     WHEREAS, additional opportunities for all students to be physically active, such as recess, physical activity clubs, interscholastic sports, band and community youth sports, are important to achieving the recommended 60 minutes or more of physical activity a day, but these activities should not supplant assessment and standards-based, quality physical education instruction; and

 

     WHEREAS, the school grounds, physical plant, athletic and playground structures must be maintained to ensure a safe and healthy environment for physical activity; and

 

     WHEREAS, the mental, emotional, social and physical well-being of students are essential components of comprehensive physical education for all students; and

 

     WHEREAS, physical education should be taught by a certified physical education teacher; and

 

     WHEREAS, schools are the one place that all students can participate in quality physical education and in structured and unstructured physical activity; and

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii has adopted the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III for physical education in grades K through 8, which call for quality physical education programs based on national standards; and

 

     WHEREAS, barriers and challenges have impeded the state of Hawaii from fully implementing the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards III for physical education in all grades K through 8; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science is requested in cooperation with the department of education, and the department of health, to conduct a study assessing the feasibility of adoption of the National Association for Sport and Education physical education guidelines for elementary and middle school; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the study includes, but not be limited to:

 

(1)  Personnel to student ratio, minutes of designated instruction per week, and related variables needed for department of education to implement a quality physical education program based on state and/or national physical education recommendations in both elementary and middle school; and

(2)  Needs for implementation, including certified or licensed instructors, equipment, assessments, and standards-based curriculum; and

(3)  Recommended steps needed to implement national physical education recommendations in elementary and middle schools by 2025; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education shall assist the University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science by providing full access to ensure completion of the study;

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a draft policy statement regarding the implementation of national physical education guidelines in Hawaii's public elementary and middle schools be included in any reports submitted to the legislature; and 

    

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Hawaii Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science shall submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015; and 

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, the Superintendent of Education, and the Dean and Director of the University of Hawaii College of Education and Chair of the Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science; DOE; DOH; Physical Education Guidelines for Schools