A03627 Summary:

BILL NOA03627
 
SAME ASSAME AS S00135
 
SPONSORRobinson
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
 
Directs the commissioner of education to create a pilot program to improve physical education/physical activity programs in certain schools.
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A03627 Actions:

BILL NOA03627
 
01/28/2013referred to education
01/08/2014referred to education
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A03627 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A03627 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          3627
 
                               2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 28, 2013
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Education
 
        AN ACT directing the commissioner of education to create a pilot program
          to  improve  physical  education/physical activity programs in certain
          schools; and providing for the repeal of such provision  upon  expira-
          tion thereof
 

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings  and  intent.  The  United  States  is
     2  confronting a devastating obesity epidemic. The primary causes of child-
     3  hood  obesity  -  lack  of physical activity and poor diet - continue to
     4  permeate youth culture and will  diminish  hundreds  of  thousands  more
     5  lives  and  cost  billions  more  dollars  if left un-reversed. 26.5% of
     6  adults in New York report that they do not engage in any physical activ-
     7  ity compared to the national average of 22%. More than 700,000 New  York
     8  City residents have diabetes, most of those suffer from type 2 diabetes,
     9  a  devastating disease primarily caused by lack of physical activity and
    10  poor diet. Type 2 diabetes is expected to afflict one in three  American

    11  children  born in and after 2000. The medical cost of treating diabetics
    12  in New York City is almost half a billion dollars a year; the human toll
    13  and loss of workplace productivity is incalculable.    Overweight  youth
    14  10-15 years old have an 80% chance of becoming an obese adult by age 25.
    15  43%  of  all  NYC  elementary  school  students are overweight or obese.
    16  Student-teacher ratios for physical education in New York  City  are  an
    17  estimated  730  to  1.  While  New  York state requires physical fitness
    18  education in schools, many schools have  difficulties  implementing  the
    19  requirements due to limited resources in funding and/or space.
    20    § 2. (a) The commissioner of education is hereby directed to establish
    21  a  physical education/physical activity pilot program. The department of
    22  education shall select at least ten public elementary,  middle  or  high

    23  schools in the state to participate in a two year pilot program aimed at
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00146-01-3

        A. 3627                             2
 
     1  improving  physical  education  and  physical  activity programs in such
     2  schools. The department may expand such  program  to  additional  public
     3  schools  upon request and available funding. Seventy-five percent of the
     4  schools  selected  shall  be  located  in  the  city of New York and the
     5  remaining shall be selected based upon the criteria set  forth  in  this
     6  act.  Each participating school shall be required to provide at least 45
     7  minutes per week of a combination of  physical  education  and  physical

     8  activity  for each student. A pilot school shall not be penalized in any
     9  manner if a reasonable attempt has been made to provide the  program  to
    10  each student.
    11    (b)  The  program  shall  be  administered  through a contract with an
    12  outside entity that is able to provide:
    13    (1) a minimum of 45 minutes of activity per week for each student;
    14    (2) a proven track record of effectiveness;
    15    (3) flexibility in providing services, either before, during or  after
    16  school hours;
    17    (4) physical education, in addition to nutrition and health education;
    18    (5) a system of accountability and transparency;
    19    (6) on-going support and training services; and
    20    (7) incentives and awards for good performance for individuals, class-
    21  es and schools.
    22    (c)  The  pilot  program established by this act may be run in coordi-

    23  nation with the  Road  Runner  Mighty  Milers  program,  a  school-based
    24  program  combining  daily aerobic activities with personalized goal-set-
    25  ting, nutrition, academic, and  health  education  components  available
    26  at-site  and  on-line,  established by the New York Road Runners Founda-
    27  tion.
    28    (d) The education department may accept applications for participation
    29  in the pilot program from schools meeting the following criteria:
    30    (1) at least 50% of the students qualify for federal free and  reduced
    31  lunches;
    32    (2) the school has demonstrated limited facilities and/or resources to
    33  implement a physical education program; and
    34    (3)  the school will be able to provide a "site coordinator" including
    35  but  not  limited  to  a  member  of  the  facility  or  member   of   a
    36  parent/teacher organization.

    37    (e)  The  department  of  education shall conduct an evaluation of the
    38  pilot program which may be done in collaboration with an outside  entity
    39  and shall report preliminary findings by May 15, 2015 and a final report
    40  by July 15, 2015 to the governor and the legislature.
    41    §  3.  Funding  for  the  physical  education/physical  activity pilot
    42  program shall be provided through appropriations to  the  department  of
    43  education.
    44    §  4.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the pilot
    45  program established by section two of this act shall be administered  in
    46  the  2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years; and provided further that the
    47  provisions of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on and  after
    48  June 30, 2015.
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