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Panel backs bill to increase K‑8 physical education minutes, adds narrow exemption for off‑campus high‑school courses
Summary
The House Education and Public Works subcommittee voted Feb. 4, 2025, to report H.3195 favorably as amended, a bill that sets minimum physical education requirements for K‑8 students and adds a narrow waiver for middle‑school students taking high‑school classes off campus.
The House Education and Public Works subcommittee advanced H.3195 on Feb. 4, 2025, a bill that would increase required physical education (PE) minutes in K‑8 and add accountability for PE and physical activity reporting.
Under the bill language discussed in committee, kindergarten through fifth‑grade students must receive at least 1.5 hours of physical education per week. Sixth through eighth graders must receive a minimum of 60 hours of physical education per school year (the committee adopted a technical amendment to clarify implementation for students who take high‑school courses off site). Supporters said the measure is intended to address declining child fitness, rising childhood obesity and associated downstream costs — including impacts…
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