I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5946 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 29, 2010 Mr. Boswell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To establish a competitive pilot program that utilizes community, innovation, and technology to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as P.E. for the 21st Century Act.

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Competitive pilot program to improve physical fitness education and curriculum

(a)

In general

From the amounts appropriated to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to local educational agencies and charter schools to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools. (b)

Limitation

The Secretary may not award a grant under this Act to more than 1 local educational agency or charter school in each State. (c)

Applications

(1)

In general

To receive a grant under this Act, a local educational agency or charter school shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2)

Deadline

The Secretary shall ensure that the deadline for submitting applications under paragraph (1) is not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d)

Uses of funds

Each local educational agency and each charter school receiving a grant under this Act shall use such funds to carry out, for 1 school year, a pilot program that— (1)makes technology (such as heart rate monitors, body mass testing, and body fat testing) a key component of testing and assessing the physical fitness and improvement of each student enrolled in elementary schools and secondary schools in the agency or the charter school; (2)creates partnerships between the agency or charter school and local business (such as gyms, groceries, and farmer’s markets) to ensure community support for the program, and local financial and professional assistance; and (3)incorporates physical fitness education (in addition to and outside of the regular physical fitness education classes provided by the agency or charter school) into multiple areas of the curriculum, such as courses in math, sciences, social science, home economics, and nutrition. (e)

Reports

(1)

Local educational agency and charter school reports

Each local educational agency and each charter school receiving a grant under this Act shall, at the end of the last 3-month period of the pilot program being carried out by the agency or charter school with such grant funds, submit to the Secretary a report in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including information on the improvements in the physical fitness of students enrolled in the elementary schools and secondary schools in the agency or the charter school. (2)

Secretary

Not later than 6 months after receiving reports under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on— (A)the outcomes of the pilot programs carried out with such grant funds, including the improvements in the physical fitness of students participating in such programs; and (B)recommendations on improving the core curriculum of physical fitness in elementary schools and secondary schools. (f)

Definitions

For purposes of this Act: (1)

ESEA terms

The terms local educational agency; elementary school; and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). (2)

Charter school

The term charter school has the meaning given the term in section 5210 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7221i). (3)

Secretary

The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. (4)

State

The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.