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55 | 51 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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56 | 52 | | SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified |
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57 | 53 | | in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11 -103.9b of Title 70, unless |
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59 | 55 | | A. Beginning in the 20 22-2023 school year, each local school |
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60 | 56 | | district shall conduct an annual fitness assessment, as approved by |
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61 | 57 | | the State Board of Education, each school year for students in |
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62 | 58 | | grades three through twelve, to be conducted in a course that |
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63 | 59 | | satisfies the physical education program required pursuant to |
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64 | 60 | | Section 11-103.9 of Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes or during the |
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65 | 61 | | school year where the assessment can be administered by trained |
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93 | 88 | | personnel, including, but not limited to, school nurses, physical |
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94 | 89 | | education and health teachers, coaches and any other certified |
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95 | 90 | | school employees. Such assessments shall include methods deemed by |
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96 | 91 | | the State Board of Education as appropriate to ascertain levels of |
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97 | 92 | | student physical fit ness and include the factors and standards |
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98 | 93 | | required in subsection B of this section. A local school district |
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99 | 94 | | shall not be required to conduct the annual fitness assessment for |
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100 | 95 | | students with a disability or other condition that requires an |
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101 | 96 | | exemption as determined by the State Department of Education. |
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102 | 97 | | B. The State Department of Education shall adopt an assessment |
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103 | 98 | | instrument that includes standards accessible to districts which |
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104 | 99 | | adequately express the most current and widely accepted best |
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105 | 100 | | practices and benchm arks in the areas of student health and physical |
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106 | 101 | | education to be used by all local school districts in assessing |
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107 | 102 | | student physical fitness. The minimum required contents of the |
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108 | 103 | | assessment shall address the measure ments and assessment instrument |
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109 | 104 | | to be used by a school district in assessing student physical |
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110 | 105 | | fitness under this sect ion. The assessment instrument shall: |
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111 | 106 | | 1. Be based on factors related to student health, including |
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112 | 107 | | the following factors that have been identified as essential to |
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113 | 108 | | overall health and function: |
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114 | 109 | | a. aerobic capacity, |
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115 | 110 | | b. body composition, and |
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116 | 111 | | c. muscular strength, endurance and flexibility; and |
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144 | 138 | | 2. Include criterion -referenced standards specific to a |
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145 | 139 | | student's age and gender and based on the physical fitness level |
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146 | 140 | | required for good health . |
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147 | 141 | | C. A school district shall annually provide the results of |
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148 | 142 | | individual student performance on the physical fitness assessment |
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149 | 143 | | required by this section to the State Board of Education and the |
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150 | 144 | | State Department of Health . The results shall not contain the name |
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151 | 145 | | of the individual student , the student's Social Security number or |
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152 | 146 | | the student's date of birth. The performance results provided to |
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153 | 147 | | the Board pursuant to this subsection may be used for assessing the |
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154 | 148 | | effectiveness of health programs and developing r ecommendations for |
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155 | 149 | | modifications to physical education and health and wellness programs |
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156 | 150 | | or related curriculum. |
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157 | 151 | | D. Not later than the last day of the school year, a school |
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158 | 152 | | district shall provide a parent or guardian with a copy of the |
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159 | 153 | | results of the physic al fitness assessment of the parent's or |
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160 | 154 | | guardian's child. The results provided to a parent or guardian |
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161 | 155 | | under this subsection shall be clear, precise, and easy to |
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162 | 156 | | understand. |
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163 | 157 | | E. 1. The State Department of Education and the State |
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164 | 158 | | Department of Health shall analyze the performance results provided |
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165 | 159 | | pursuant to subsection C of this section and identify, for each |
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166 | 160 | | school district, any correlation between the results and the |
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195 | 188 | | a. student obesity, |
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196 | 189 | | b. student attendance levels, |
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197 | 190 | | c. student academic achiev ement levels, |
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198 | 191 | | d. student disciplinary problems, and |
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199 | 192 | | e. school meal programs. |
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200 | 193 | | 2. The State Department of Education may contract with a public |
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201 | 194 | | or private entity for that entity to conduct all or part of the |
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202 | 195 | | analysis required in paragraph 1 of this subsectio n. |
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203 | 196 | | The State Board of Education's efforts may be supported with |
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204 | 197 | | state, federal or private funding or a combination thereof. |
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205 | 198 | | F. The State Board of Education shall submit an annual report |
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206 | 199 | | to the Governor, beginning October 1, 202 3, and annually thereafter. |
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207 | 200 | | The report shall include the compliance status of each local school |
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208 | 201 | | district. The Governor may, in coordination with the State Board of |
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209 | 202 | | Education, establish one or more recognition programs to acknowledge |
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210 | 203 | | local school districts and schools which have mos t improved in their |
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211 | 204 | | physical fitness assessments. The Governor may collaborate with |
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212 | 205 | | private corporations in the development and implementation of |
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213 | 206 | | recognition programs pursuant to this subsection, including |
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214 | 207 | | providing monetary or other incentives to local s chool districts or |
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215 | 208 | | schools for attaining certain levels of health status. All local |
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216 | 209 | | school districts or schools receiving acknowledgment through a |
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217 | 210 | | recognition program established by the Governor pursuant to this |
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