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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to development of goals and policy recommendations for |
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increasing physical activity and improving fitness among public |
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school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.253(d), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Each campus improvement plan must: |
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(1) assess the academic achievement for each student |
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in the school using the student achievement indicator system as |
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described by Section 39.053; |
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(2) set the campus performance objectives based on the |
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student achievement indicator system, including objectives for |
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special needs populations, including students in special education |
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programs under Subchapter A, Chapter 29; |
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(3) identify how the campus goals will be met for each |
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student; |
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(4) determine the resources needed to implement the |
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plan; |
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(5) identify staff needed to implement the plan; |
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(6) set timelines for reaching the goals; |
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(7) measure progress toward the performance |
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objectives periodically to ensure that the plan is resulting in |
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academic improvement; |
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(8) include goals and methods for violence prevention |
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and intervention on campus; |
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(9) include goals to increase physical activity and |
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improve fitness among students; |
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(10) provide for a program to encourage parental |
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involvement at the campus; and |
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(11) [(10)] if the campus is an elementary, middle, or |
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junior high school, set goals and objectives for the coordinated |
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health program at the campus based on: |
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(A) student fitness assessment data, including |
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any data from research-based assessments such as the school health |
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index assessment and planning tool created by the federal Centers |
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for Disease Control and Prevention; |
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(B) student academic performance data; |
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(C) student attendance rates; |
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(D) the percentage of students who are |
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educationally disadvantaged; |
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(E) the use and success of any method to ensure |
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that students participate in moderate or [to] vigorous physical |
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activity as required by Section 28.002(l); and |
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(F) any other indicator recommended by the local |
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school health advisory council. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.004, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (l-1) and amending Subsection (m) to read as |
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follows: |
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(l-1) The local school health advisory council shall |
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establish a physical activity and fitness planning subcommittee to |
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consider issues relating to student physical activity and fitness |
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and make policy recommendations to increase physical activity and |
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improve fitness among students. |
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(m) In addition to performing other duties, the local school |
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health advisory council shall submit to the board of trustees, at |
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least annually, a written report that includes: |
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(1) any council recommendation concerning the school |
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district's health education curriculum and instruction or related |
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matters that the council has not previously submitted to the board; |
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(2) any suggested modification to a council |
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recommendation previously submitted to the board; [and] |
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(3) a detailed explanation of the council's activities |
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during the period between the date of the current report and the |
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date of the last prior written report; and |
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(4) any recommendations made by the physical activity |
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and fitness planning subcommittee. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |