1. 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.
2. B. Beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, the Board 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. The time students participate in recess shall not be counted toward the sixty-minutes-per-week physical education requirement.
3. C. The Board 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. The Board shall also strongly encourage school districts to incorporate physical activity into the school day by providing to students in full-day kindergarten and grades one through five at least a twenty-minute daily recess, which shall be in addition to the sixty (60) minutes of required physical education, and by allowing all students brief physical activity breaks throughout the day, physical activity clubs, and special events.

4. D. School districts shall provide to parents or guardians of students a physical activity report. The report shall be provided to parents and guardians at least annually and shall include:

   1. 1. A summary on how physical activity is being incorporated into the school day;
   2. 2. A summary of the types of physical activities the students are exposed to in the physical education programs;
   3. 3. Suggestions on monitoring the physical activity progress of a child and how to encourage regular participation in physical activity; and
   4. 4. Information on the benefits of physical education and physical activity.
5. E. Instruction in physical education required in this section shall be aligned with the Priority Academic Student Skills as adopted by the Board.
6. F. The Board shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section.

Laws 2005, SB 312, c. 29, § 1, eff. November 1, 2005; Amended by Laws 2007, HB 1601, c. 258, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2007 (superseded document available).