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Committee approves 3‑year Gold Medal Schools pilot to boost elementary fitness
Summary
A 3‑year pilot will select up to 50 elementary schools to implement state board fitness criteria, award up to $5,000 per qualifying school and require annual progress reporting; the committee passed the bill favorably.
Representative Hall presented a committee bill to create a three‑year Gold Medal Schools pilot targeting physical fitness in elementary schools. The program asks the State Board of Education to set physical fitness criteria, select up to 50 schools and provide awards of up to $5,000 to schools that meet criteria. The bill permits use of the Presidential Youth Fitness test to satisfy program requirements and requires annual progress reports.
Committee members expressed support for rural and small‑school applicability and said the program could be a candidate for rural‑health or similar funds. Representative Shabria moved the bill favorably as a committee bill and the committee approved it by voice vote.
