Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-11-103.9a
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Oklahoma Kids Fitness Challenge Act
Official statutory text
A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma
Kids Fitness Challenge Act”.
B. The State Board of Education shall establish a physical
activity program for public school students in the fifth grade,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 589
which each school district may elect to implement for the fifth-
grade students in that district. The program shall incorporate the
fitness challenges adopted by the Presidents Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports and may include the following activities:
1. Twenty-five sit-ups in two (2) minutes a minimum of three
times per week every week during the school year; or
2. Walk a minimum of twenty-five (25) miles per week every week
during the school year.
C. The physical activity program established by the State Board
of Education shall also incorporate a “Walk Across Oklahoma”
activity plan for school districts. The plan shall establish routes
that challenge students to complete virtual walks across the state
and at the same time learn facts, geography, and history about
various locations in the state. The Board shall work with the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and the Oklahoma
Historical Society in developing the activity plan. The Board shall
provide to school districts:
1. Information about public and private resources and options
available to school districts to provide pedometers or step-counters
to students;
2. Resources for teachers, that shall be available on the State
Department of Education web site, which includes, but is not limited
to:
a. information about using a pedometer or step-counters,
b. materials to incorporate the use of pedometers or
step-counters into course curriculum,
c. materials and sources of information relating to
facts, geography, and history of the state,
d. information about recreational areas in the state, and
e. recreation and health education information; and
3. Ideas of ways to involve parents and guardians in the
activity.
D. Each school district shall provide exceptions to the
physical activity program implemented by the district for students
who are unable to comply due to physical limitations.
Kids Fitness Challenge Act”.
B. The State Board of Education shall establish a physical
activity program for public school students in the fifth grade,
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 589
which each school district may elect to implement for the fifth-
grade students in that district. The program shall incorporate the
fitness challenges adopted by the Presidents Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports and may include the following activities:
1. Twenty-five sit-ups in two (2) minutes a minimum of three
times per week every week during the school year; or
2. Walk a minimum of twenty-five (25) miles per week every week
during the school year.
C. The physical activity program established by the State Board
of Education shall also incorporate a “Walk Across Oklahoma”
activity plan for school districts. The plan shall establish routes
that challenge students to complete virtual walks across the state
and at the same time learn facts, geography, and history about
various locations in the state. The Board shall work with the
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department and the Oklahoma
Historical Society in developing the activity plan. The Board shall
provide to school districts:
1. Information about public and private resources and options
available to school districts to provide pedometers or step-counters
to students;
2. Resources for teachers, that shall be available on the State
Department of Education web site, which includes, but is not limited
to:
a. information about using a pedometer or step-counters,
b. materials to incorporate the use of pedometers or
step-counters into course curriculum,
c. materials and sources of information relating to
facts, geography, and history of the state,
d. information about recreational areas in the state, and
e. recreation and health education information; and
3. Ideas of ways to involve parents and guardians in the
activity.
D. Each school district shall provide exceptions to the
physical activity program implemented by the district for students
who are unable to comply due to physical limitations.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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