Senate Bill S5752

Vetoed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires school district compliance with physical education instruction requirements in elementary grades in public schools to be reported to the department of education

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5752 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2597
Law Section:
Education, Commissioner of
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7715, A8592
2015-2016: S3344, A3880
2019-2020: A8789

2017-S5752 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school district compliance with physical education instruction requirements in elementary grades in public schools to be reported to the department of education.

2017-S5752 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5752 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5752
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to require school district  compliance  with  physical  education
   instruction  requirements in elementary grades in public schools to be
   reported to the department of education

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  a. The commissioner of education shall create a procedure
 in which school district compliance with physical education  instruction
 requirements  as  required by law and regulation in elementary grades in
 all public schools is reported to the department  by  school  districts.
 Such  report  shall include but not be limited to the following informa-
 tion for each school district:
   (i) how many and which schools do not have a  facility,  multi-purpose
 room, non-classroom designated area, or other designated spaces that are
 adequate for physical education instruction as required by law and regu-
 lation;
   (ii)  how many and which schools have a facility or other space listed
 in paragraph (i) of this subdivision for physical education  instruction
 do  not  or cannot use such space for physical education instruction and
 the reason or reasons why such space is not used for physical education;
   (iii) the maximum number of students who can receive  physical  educa-
 tion instruction at each school facility or area designated for physical
 education  and  how  many  students currently receive physical education
 instruction at each facility or designated area;
   (iv) how many and which elementary schools do not (A) employ a teacher
 or teachers certified  in  physical  education  for  physical  education
 instruction  or  (B) designate a teacher or teachers for physical educa-
 tion instruction;
   (v) how many and which schools do not provide the class time for phys-
 ical education instruction as required by law  and  regulation  and  the

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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