Hot Topic: The SHAPE Act of 2009
Georgia legislators are voting on a new bill that would get schools more involved in childhood obesity prevention. House Bill 229, also called the SHAPE Act of 2009, passed the house on Feb. 25th, and is now being considered by the Senate.
Here are some highlights of the legislation, as reported by the Georgia Public Health Association:
- Each local school system shall conduct an annual fitness assessment for students in grades 1-12 enrolled in PE.
- Each local system shall annually report the aggregate results of the fitness assessments to the State Board.
- Each local school system shall be required to provide at least the minimum instruction in physical education prescribed by the State Board of Education.
- The State Board of Education shall adopt and disseminate to local school systems standards which adequately express the most current and widely accepted best practices and benchmarks in the areas of student health and physical education.
The SHAPE Act stands for Student Health and Physical Education Act.
Click here to read a copy of the SHAPE Act of 2009.
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