S.B. No. 1873
AN ACT
relating to a report regarding certain health and safety
information prepared by the Texas Education Agency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 38.0141, Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 38.0141. REPORTING OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY
INFORMATION REQUIRED. (a) Each school district shall provide to
the agency information as required by the commissioner, including
statistics and data, relating to student health and physical
activity and information described by Section 28.004(k), presented
in a form determined by the commissioner. The district shall
provide the information required by this subsection [section] for
the district and for each campus in the district.
(b) Not later than one year after the agency receives the
information required by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall
complete a report on physical education provided by each school
district and publish the report on the agency's Internet website.
(c) The report must include:
(1) the number of physical education classes offered
at each campus in the district and detail the number of days,
classes, and minutes offered each week by each campus;
(2) the ratio of students enrolled in physical
education classes in the district compared to the overall
enrollment;
(3) the average physical education class size at each
campus in the district;
(4) the number of physical education teachers in the
district who are licensed, certified, or endorsed by an accredited
teacher preparation program to teach physical education;
(5) whether each campus in the district has the
appropriate equipment and adequate facilities for students to
engage in the amount and intensity of physical activity required
under Section 28.002;
(6) whether the district allows modifications or
accommodations that allow physical education courses to meet the
needs of students with disabilities; and
(7) whether the district has a policy that allows
teachers or administrators in the district to withhold physical
activity from a student as punishment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1873 passed the Senate on
May 9, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1873 passed the House on
May 22, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 9, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor