US Congress House Bill 5022 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Fitness for Life Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make competitive, renewable four-year grants to ten institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the expansion of their master's degree in physical education programs. Requires IHEs to use the grant funds to: (1) teach students to incorporate technology and innovative teaching practices into physical education instruction and encourage children to be more physically active outside the classroom; (2) develop program curricula that link practice and theory; (3) partner with local educational agencies (LEAs) that serve schools where their students are to serve as full-time student teachers and most of their instruction is to occur; (4) extend their programs into the communities served by their partner LEAs; (5) actively promote their programs to prospective students; and (6) engage in such other activities the Secretary requires. Directs the Secretary, in developing the grant program, to consult with an IHE that for the past five years has: (1) offered a master's degree in physical education program that emphasizes the incorporation of technology into physical education instruction; and (2) partnered with an LEA that serves schools in which its master's degree candidates serve as student teachers.

Fitness for Life Act

Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]

Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-30		Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
2010-04-14		Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5022/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5022/BILLS-111hr5022ih.pdf