Bill Text: IA SF161 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the physical education and physical activities requirements that apply to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-08 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [SF161 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF161-Introduced.html
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BY
SINCLAIR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
physical
education
and
physical
1
activities
requirements
that
apply
to
students
enrolled
in
2
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
3
schools.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
g,
1
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2),
Code
2023,
are
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
(1)
All
students
physically
able
shall
be
required
to
4
participate
in
physical
education
activities
during
each
5
semester
they
are
enrolled
in
school
except
as
otherwise
6
provided
in
this
paragraph.
A
minimum
of
one-eighth
unit
each
7
semester
is
required.
A
twelfth
grade
student
who
meets
the
8
requirements
of
this
paragraph
may
shall
be
excused
from
the
9
physical
education
requirement
by
the
principal
of
the
school
10
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
if
the
parent
or
guardian
of
11
the
student
requests
in
writing
that
the
student
be
excused
12
from
the
physical
education
requirement.
A
student
who
wishes
13
to
be
excused
from
the
physical
education
requirement
must
be
14
seeking
to
be
excused
in
order
to
enroll
in
academic
courses
15
not
otherwise
available
to
the
student,
or
be
enrolled
or
16
participating
in
one
of
the
following:
17
(a)
A
work-based
learning
program
or
other
educational
18
program
authorized
by
the
school
which
requires
the
student
to
19
leave
the
school
premises
for
specified
periods
of
time
during
20
the
school
day.
21
(b)
An
organized
and
supervised
athletic
program
which
22
requires
at
least
as
much
participation
per
week
as
one-eighth
23
unit
of
physical
education.
24
(c)
Show
choir,
marching
band,
or
color
guard,
if
the
25
student’s
participation
per
week
in
show
choir,
marching
26
band,
or
color
guard
is
at
least
equivalent
to
the
per-week
27
participation
required
for
one-eighth
unit
of
physical
28
education.
29
(2)
Students
in
grades
nine
through
eleven
may
be
excused
30
from
the
physical
education
requirement
in
order
to
enroll
in
31
academic
courses
not
otherwise
available
to
the
student
if
the
32
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
in
which
the
school
33
is
located,
or
the
authorities
in
charge
of
the
school,
if
the
34
school
is
a
nonpublic
school,
determine
that
students
from
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the
school
may
be
permitted
to
be
excused
from
the
physical
1
education
requirement
.
A
student
may
shall
be
excused
from
2
the
physical
education
requirement
by
the
principal
of
the
3
school
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
,
in
consultation
with
4
the
student’s
counselor,
for
up
to
one
semester,
trimester,
5
or
the
equivalent
of
a
semester
or
trimester,
per
year
if
the
6
parent
or
guardian
of
the
student
requests
in
writing
that
the
7
student
be
excused
from
the
physical
education
requirement.
8
The
student
seeking
to
be
excused
from
the
physical
education
9
requirement
must,
at
some
time
during
the
period
for
which
the
10
excuse
is
sought,
be
a
participant
in
show
choir,
marching
11
band,
color
guard,
or
an
organized
and
supervised
athletic
12
program
which
requires
at
least
as
much
time
of
participation
13
per
week
as
one-eighth
unit
of
physical
education.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
15
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
(2)
All
physically
able
students
in
grades
six
through
17
twelve
shall
be
required
to
engage
in
a
physical
activity
18
for
a
minimum
of
one
hundred
twenty
minutes
per
week.
A
19
student
participating
in
an
organized
and
supervised
athletic
20
program
,
show
choir,
marching
band,
or
color
guard,
or
21
non-school-sponsored
extracurricular
activity
which
requires
22
the
student
to
participate
in
physical
activity
for
a
minimum
23
of
one
hundred
twenty
minutes
per
week
is
exempt
from
the
24
requirements
of
this
subparagraph.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
the
physical
education
and
physical
29
activities
requirements
that
apply
to
students
enrolled
in
30
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
31
schools.
32
Current
law
requires
that
all
students
enrolled
in
school
33
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
schools
34
who
are
physically
able
are
required
to
participate
in
a
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minimum
of
one-eighth
unit
of
physical
education
activities
1
during
each
semester
they
are
enrolled
in
school.
Current
law
2
provides
that
a
student
enrolled
in
grade
12
may
be
excused
3
from
this
requirement
by
the
school
principal
if
the
student’s
4
parent
or
guardian
requests
that
the
student
be
excused
from
5
the
requirement
to
take
part
in
certain
specified
activities.
6
The
bill
modifies
this
provision
to
provide
that
a
student
7
enrolled
in
grade
12
shall
be
excused
from
this
requirement
8
by
the
school
principal
if
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
9
requests
that
the
student
be
excused
from
the
requirement
10
to
take
part
in
the
activities,
and
the
bill
adds
to
the
11
list
of
activities
for
which
a
student
may
be
excused
show
12
choir,
marching
band,
and
color
guard.
The
bill
requires
13
that
the
student’s
participation
per
week
in
show
choir,
14
marching
band,
or
color
guard
be
at
least
equivalent
to
the
15
per-week
participation
required
for
one-eighth
unit
of
physical
16
education.
17
Current
law
provides
that
a
student
enrolled
in
grades
9
18
through
11
may
be
excused
from
the
requirement
related
to
19
physical
education
activities
by
the
principal
of
the
school
20
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled,
in
consultation
with
the
21
student’s
counselor,
for
up
to
one
semester,
trimester,
or
22
the
equivalent,
per
year
if
the
board
of
directors
or
the
23
authorities
in
charge
of
the
school
determine
that
students
24
from
the
school
may
be
permitted
to
be
excused
from
the
25
physical
education
requirement
and
if
the
student’s
parent
or
26
guardian
requests
in
writing
that
the
student
be
excused
from
27
the
physical
education
requirement.
Current
law
requires
that
28
the
student
seeking
to
be
excused
from
the
physical
education
29
requirement
must,
at
some
time
during
the
period
for
which
30
the
excuse
is
sought,
be
a
participant
in
an
organized
and
31
supervised
athletic
program
which
requires
at
least
as
much
32
time
of
participation
per
week
as
one-eighth
unit
of
physical
33
education.
The
bill
modifies
this
provision
to
provide
that
a
34
student
enrolled
in
grades
9
through
11
shall
be
excused
from
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the
requirement
related
to
physical
education
activities
by
1
the
principal
of
the
school
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
2
for
up
to
one
semester,
trimester,
or
the
equivalent,
per
year
3
if
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
requests
that
the
student
4
be
excused
from
the
physical
education
requirement,
and
the
5
bill
adds
to
the
list
of
activities
for
which
a
student
may
6
be
excused
show
choir,
marching
band,
and
color
guard.
The
7
bill
requires
that
the
student’s
participation
per
week
in
show
8
choir,
marching
band,
or
color
guard
be
at
least
equivalent
9
to
the
per-week
participation
required
for
one-eighth
unit
of
10
physical
education.
11
The
bill
exempts
from
the
physical
activity
requirements
12
that
apply
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts,
accredited
13
nonpublic
schools,
and
charter
schools
in
grades
6
through
12
14
students
who
are
participating
in
show
choir,
marching
band,
15
or
color
guard.
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