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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 951

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Relating to: requiring public and private schools to offer a minimum amount of physical activity each week.

Parochial and private schools School — Charter school School — Health program

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, beginning in the 2024-25 school year, public schools, including

independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice

program must offer at least 180 minutes of physical activity each week to pupils in

kindergarten to eighth grade. Under the bill, physical activity is defined as

participation in exercise, sports, recreation, wellness, or fitness activities. The bill

specifies that physical activity may occur during recess, physical education class,

school-sponsored athletics, or any other school-sponsored activity.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Tomczyk (R)

10 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Edming (R) , Hurd (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schmidt (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Rozar, Hurd, Behnke, Schmidt, O'Connor, Mursau, Melotik, Goeben, Edming and S. Johnson

  2. Jan 26, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Goeben withdrawn as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1