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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report regarding certain health and safety |
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information prepared by the Texas Education Agency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.0141, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0141. REPORTING OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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INFORMATION REQUIRED. (a) Each school district shall provide to |
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the agency information as required by the commissioner, including |
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statistics and data, relating to student health and physical |
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activity and information described by Section 28.004(k), presented |
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in a form determined by the commissioner. The district shall |
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provide the information required by this subsection [section] for |
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the district and for each campus in the district. |
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(b) Not later than one year after the agency receives the |
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information required by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall |
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complete a report on physical education provided by each school |
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district and publish the report on the agency's Internet website. |
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(c) The report must include: |
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(1) the number of physical education classes offered |
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at each campus in the district and detail the number of days, |
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classes, and minutes offered each week by each campus; |
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(2) the ratio of students enrolled in physical |
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education classes in the district 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 in the district; |
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(4) the number of physical education teachers in the |
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district who are licensed, certified, or endorsed by an accredited |
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teacher preparation program to teach physical education; |
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(5) whether each campus in the district has the |
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appropriate equipment and adequate facilities for students to |
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engage in the amount and intensity of physical activity required |
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under Section 28.002; |
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(6) whether the district allows modifications or |
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adaptations that allow physical education courses to meet the needs |
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of students with disabilities; |
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(7) whether the district has a policy that allows |
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students to opt out of physical education to prepare for other |
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classes or standardized tests; and |
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(8) whether the district has a policy that allows |
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teachers or administrators in the district to withhold physical |
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activity from a student as 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. |