Bill Text: IA SF34 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to physical activity requirements applicable to students in kindergarten through grade five.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Subcommittee: Shipley, Garrett, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 151. [SF34 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF34-Introduced.html
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BY
McCLINTOCK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
physical
activity
requirements
applicable
to
1
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
five.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
6,
paragraph
b,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
All
In
addition
to
the
physical
education
curriculum
3
required
under
subsection
3,
physically
able
students
in
4
kindergarten
through
grade
five
who
are
not
suspended
or
5
expelled
shall
be
required
to
engage
in
a
physical
activity
6
for
a
minimum
of
thirty
consecutive
minutes
per
school
day.
A
7
school
shall
not
prevent
a
student
from
engaging
in
a
physical
8
activity
as
required
in
this
subparagraph
unless
one
of
the
9
following
applies:
10
(a)
The
student
poses
a
danger
to
the
health
or
safety
of
a
11
school
employee,
contractor,
or
another
student.
12
(b)
Due
to
inclement
weather,
the
school
relocates
physical
13
activity
that
was
to
take
place
outdoors.
14
(c)
The
school
dismisses
classes
early
due
to
unforeseen
15
circumstances,
including
inclement
weather
or
loss
of
utilities
16
services.
17
(d)
The
student
is
absent
from
school,
including
due
to
18
illness
or
a
medical
appointment,
during
the
time
of
the
school
19
day
that
the
school
provides
for
the
student’s
class
to
engage
20
in
physical
activity.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
physical
activity
requirements
25
applicable
to
students
in
kindergarten
through
grade
five.
26
Current
law
requires
all
physically
able
students
in
27
kindergarten
through
grade
five
to
engage
in
a
physical
28
activity
for
a
minimum
of
30
minutes
per
school
day,
which
may
29
include
physical
education.
The
bill
provides
that
physical
30
education
shall
not
be
used
to
meet
this
physical
activity
31
requirement.
The
bill
requires
that
the
30
minutes
of
required
32
physical
activity
be
consecutive.
33
The
bill
provides
that
the
physical
activity
requirement
34
shall
not
apply
when
a
student
is
suspended
or
expelled.
The
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bill
also
provides
that
a
school
shall
not
prevent
a
student
1
from
engaging
in
30
minutes
of
physical
activity
per
school
2
day
unless
the
student
poses
a
danger
to
the
health
or
safety
3
of
certain
specified
persons,
the
school
relocates
physical
4
activity
that
was
to
take
place
outdoors
due
to
inclement
5
weather,
the
school
dismisses
classes
early
due
to
unforeseen
6
circumstances,
or
the
student
is
absent
from
school,
including
7
due
to
illness
or
a
medical
appointment,
during
the
time
of
the
8
school
day
that
the
school
provides
for
the
student’s
class
to
9
engage
in
physical
activity.
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