CS/CS/HB 967--Physical education.

The bill requires each district school board to provide 150 minutes of physical education each week for students in kindergarten through grade 5. The elementary school principal may designate any instructional personnel to provide the physical education. The bill defines the term physical education to mean "the development or maintenance of skills related to strength, agility, flexibility, movement, and stamina, including dance; the development of knowledge and skills regarding teamwork and fair play; the development of knowledge and skills regarding nutrition and physical fitness as part of a healthy lifestyle; and the development of positive attitudes regarding sound nutrition and physical activity as a component of personal well-being." The bill requires the Department of Education to review and revise the Sunshine State Standards related to physical education skills during the 2007-2008 school year to reflect state-of-the-art philosophy and practice. The revised standards must emphasize the role of physical education in promoting the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that prepare students to make healthy lifelong nutrition and physical fitness choices. These provisions became law upon approval by the governor. Chapter 2007-28 L.O.F.