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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the School Health Survey. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0141(1) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0141(1) PHYSICAL EDUCATION ASSESSMENT. (a) |
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The Commissioner shall ensure that the data for each school |
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district is published on the Agency's website within one year of the |
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data being collected (b) The data shall include the following: |
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(1) The number of physical education classes offered |
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at each school and detail the number of days, classes, and minutes |
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offered each week; |
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(2) The ratio of students enrolled in physical |
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education classes compared to the overall |
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enrollment; |
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(3) The average physical education class size at each |
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campus; |
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(4) The number of physical education teachers at each |
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school who are certified, or endorsed by an accredited teacher |
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preparation program to teach physical education. |
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(5) Whether each campus has the appropriate equipment |
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and adequate facilities for students to engage in the amount and |
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intensity of physical activity required under Section 28.002; |
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(6) Whether modifications to physical activity |
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courses are allowed to meet the needs of students with |
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disabilities; |
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(7) Whether students may opt out of physical education |
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to prepare for other classes or standardized tests; |
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(8) Whether physical activity can be withheld as |
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punishment; |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |