School districts must give the agency specified student health and physical activity information, and the commissioner must report and publish physical education information within one year after the agency gets it.
Sec. 38.0141. REPORTING OF CERTAIN HEALTH AND SAFETY INFORMATION REQUIRED. (a) Each school district shall provide to the agency information as required by the commissioner, including statistics and data, relating to student health and physical activity and information described by Sections 28.004(k)(2), (3), and (4) presented in a form determined by the commissioner. The district shall provide the information required by this subsection for the district and for each campus in the district. (b) Not later than one year after the agency receives the information required by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall complete a report on physical education provided by each school district and publish the report on the agency's Internet website. (c) The report must include: (1) the number of physical education classes offered at each campus in the district and detail the number of days, classes, and minutes offered each week by each campus; (2) the ratio of students enrolled in physical education classes in the district compared to the overall enrollment; (3) the average physical education class size at each campus in the district; (4) the number of physical education teachers in the district who are licensed, certified, or endorsed by an accredited teacher preparation program to teach physical education; (5) whether each campus in the district has the appropriate equipment and adequate facilities for students to engage in the amount and intensity of physical activity required under Section 28.002; (6) whether the district allows modifications or accommodations that allow physical education courses to meet the needs of students with disabilities; and (7) whether the district has a policy that allows teachers or administrators in the district to withhold physical activity from a student as punishment. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 784 (S.B. 42), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (S.B. 1873), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (H.B. 18), Sec. 3.02, eff. December 1, 2019.