Kentucky House Bill 523 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-01 - posting waived
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create a new section of Chapter 156 directing the Kentucky Board of Education to require a physical fitness test to be given at the beginning and end of each school year; require that the test include a measure of body mass index; provide information that may be used by the student and parents at home, and provide school councils fitness information about the student body; require schools to annually report the name of the test used and the percentage of the student body showing improvement; require 60 to 90 minutes of activity in kindergarten through grade 5; require 30 to 45 minutes of activity in half-day kindergarten; encourage regular activity opportunities for students in grades 6 through 12; require schools to disseminate information on childhood diabetes and obesity in collaboration with parent and health organizations; encourage designation of physical education teachers as school fitness leaders; make available Web-based resources, including fitness tests, program information, and activity guides.

AN ACT relating to obesity in school children.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]

Rep. Martha King [D]

Rep. Sannie Overly [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-01		posting waived
2010-02-26		to Education (H)
2010-02-25		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB523.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB523/bill.doc