"The Texas Legislature through Senate Bill 19 have gave authority to the State Board of Education to adopt rules that mandate daily physical activity in elementary schools up to a maximum of 30 minutes per day. The SBOE in March, 2002 did adopt a rule requiring daily physical activity. A local school board may adopt a standard which exceeds this minimum. A local School Health Education Advisory Council, for example, has the authority to make recommendations to the local School Board for stronger requirements."
This bill is very similar to HB 52, except that it applies to elementary schools only. It goes beyond HB 52 in terms that it adds an extra education component to it, so they are getting exercise and physical/health education. This may be soemthign to consider as an amendment later downt he road. However, it would also be difficult to implement it, jsut as the Warren Co. school system suggested.
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