1.This Act may be referred to as the
Physical Education to Create a Healthier Nation Act
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2.
(a)Subpart 1 of part A
of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
1120C.
(a)Not later than the
beginning of the first school year beginning after the date of enactment of the
Physical Education to Create a Healthier Nation Act, each local educational
agency receiving assistance under this part shall ensure that each school
served by the agency has a physical education program that provides for all
students—
(1)except as provided
in paragraph (2)—
(A)in the case of an
elementary school, 150 minutes of physical education per week; and
(B)in the case of a
middle school or high school, 225 minutes of physical education per week;
and
(2)in the case of
students with disabilities that impair their ability to participate in physical
education, such physical education as is determined appropriate under the
individualized education programs of such students (as defined in section
602(14) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
(b)As part of the plan
described in section 1111, each State educational agency receiving assistance
under this part shall develop a plan to ensure that all schools within the
State have a physical education program that meets the requirements under
subsection (a).
(c)As part of the plan
described in section 1112, each local educational agency receiving assistance
under this part shall develop a plan to ensure that all schools served by the
local educational agency have a physical education program that meets the
requirements under subsection
(a).
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(b)The table of
contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1120B the following new
item:
Sec. 1120C. Physical
education.
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