- A. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, the State Board of Education shall require, as a condition of accreditation, that school districts provide to all students physical education programs which may include athletics.
- B. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, the State Board of Education shall require, as a condition of accreditation, that public elementary schools provide instruction, for students in full-day kindergarten and grades one through five, in physical education or exercise programs for a minimum of an average of sixty (60) minutes each week.
- C. The State Board of Education shall disseminate information to each school district on the benefits of physical education programs and shall strongly encourage districts to provide physical education instruction to students in grades six through twelve.
- D. Instruction in physical education required in this section shall be aligned with the Priority Academic Student Skills as adopted by the State Board of Education.
- E. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.
Laws 2005, SB 312, c. 29, § 1, eff. November 1, 2005.