Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 5, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening Physical Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include physical education among the subjects for which states are required to have academic content and achievement standards for all public school students, beginning in school year 2007-2008.
Requires physical education assessment to begin by school year 2009-2010, including measurement of students' proficiency at least one time during: (1) grades 3 through 6; (2) grades 6 through 9; and (3) grades 10 through 12.
Directs the Secretary of Education to identify model state and local physical education programs, evaluate their safety and effectiveness, and publish information on such programs.
Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to states to: (1) establish or revise physical education standards; (2) develop assessment tools; (3) establish or revise physical education curricula to meet minimum content and performance standards established by the Secretary; and (4) support the development of model programs. Gives grant priority to high-need states. Requires non-federal matching contributions equal to 20% of the grant.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2007 to Jul 10, 2007, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 28, 2007 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Feb 28, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 16, 2007 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Apr 25, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | May 8, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 8, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Mar 1, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 28, 2007Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Academic performance
- Agriculture and Food
- Child nutrition
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational accountability
- Educational tests
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Physical education and training
- School health programs
- Secondary education
- Sports and Recreation
- Standards
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2007Introduced in House
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