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Ohio sponsors pitch bill to let club sports count for PE and add daily K–8 recess
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 304 told the House Education Committee they want club-sport participation and other outside athletic activities to qualify for physical-education credit if they meet a 120‑hour threshold and to require two daily 30‑minute recess periods for K–8 (waivers available); members asked about schedule, special education and teacher workload.
Representatives Young and Melanie Miller told the Ohio House Education Committee that House Bill 304 would let students who participate in club sports or outside athletic activities receive physical-education credit if those activities meet set criteria and local approval.
The bill, introduced for a first hearing, would allow two categories to qualify: a sport sanctioned by a school that is not regulated by interscholastic organizers and a youth sports organization as defined in the code. The sponsors said qualifying outside activities must total about 120 hours — roughly two seasons — and…
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