PE Legislation Study



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|Coder Name: |

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|Write in state abbreviation and the bill number that follows. (eg. CA HB 135) |

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|State and Bill Number |

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|Write year the bill was introduced. Except for December pre-files, then use the following session year. (i.e. Filed December 2003 for 2004 session, note bill year as “2004”.) |

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|Year Introduced: |

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|Write the last name of the primary sponsor and indicate party affiliation. (e.g. Torlakson D) IF proposed by a committee, enter the committee name here. |

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|Primary Sponsor/Committee Sponsor |

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|If the bill has co-sponsors, indicate the number of cosponsors here. |

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|Number of co-sponsors |

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|Write in the title of the bill. If the netscan title is appropriate, use that, if not write a brief summary title that describes the bill. |

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|Bill Title: |

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|Is this bill appropriate for our study? |

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|Yes |

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|No |

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|If this bill does not fit for our study, indicate this here and terminate the survey. Examples of "no Fit" would be bills that are appropriation bills, bills that merely mention PE etc) |

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|This bill should not be used for further analysis due to |

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|merely mentions PE |

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|PE information in the bill is too vague |

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|Read over the text of the bill. If the summary given by NETSCAN is accurate, cut and paste it here. If not, write in your own summary of about 4-5 sentences. If the legislation includes more items than |

|just PE, make a brief note of the other topics. |

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|Write a brief bill summary: |

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|Using the most recent version of the bill, check the appropriate choice for the bill status. Although there are many ways to categorize this, we chose a dichotomous variable that has been used in past |

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|What is the bill status? |

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|enacted |

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|not enacted |

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|In many cases, a bill will have gone through several revisions. Note here how many amended versions there were and summarize how they were amended. If there is any other relevant historical information |

|on the NETSCAN summary sheet, note it here. |

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|Notes on bill history: |

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|indicate whether the law is a new law or changes an existing law. Make note of details in changes if stated. |

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|Does this bill |

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|What is the strength of the language used in the law? Indicate whether the bill states that it will be mandated or recommended. |

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|What is the strength of the laguage used in the bill? |

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|identified as a resolution? (i.e. HR, SR, non-enforcable) |

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|language that "requires"? |

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|language that "encourages/recommends"? |

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|Not enough information to identify |

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|Read over the bill text to determine the content of the bill. A general policy with no guidance would describe recommendations for an overall policy, without specific details. A second choice would be a|

|general policy that describes a specific plan (e.g. creation of a general wellness policy). |

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|The third choice is a specific policy, with a list of choices for topics within the bill. The choices are broken down into subcategories. Check all the topics that are applicable to the bill. |

|If the bill states something that is not on the list, please add it to the “other” choice and briefly describe. |

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|What is the categorical type of the bill? |

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|The responses are broken down into categories, staff requirements, PE curriculum, etc |

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|What is included in the specific policy (check all that apply). |

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|staff requirements:teacher/staff professional development or skills |

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|staff requirements:teacher-student ratio |

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|staff requirements:PE staff membership on taskforce/committee |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: minutes spent in PE (general |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: minutes spent doing activity in PE |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: curriculum changes integrated into other classes (e.g. health |

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|PE Curriculum Standard:specific program recommended (fitnessgram, presidential fitness, SPARK, PATCH etc) |

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|PE Curriculum Standard:before/after school curriculum |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: assessment of health related fitness |

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|PE Curriculum Standard:exemptions from PE |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: inclusions/adaptations for PE |

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|PE Curriculum Standard: recess activity |

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|Community Invovlement: family/community education |

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|Community Involvement: community use of school grounds after hours |

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|Equipment/Facilities: facilities (creation, access, improvement) |

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|Equipment/Facilities: provisions for equipment (curriculum-related, playground, etc) |

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|Does the bill change existing PE curriculum or standards? |

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|No |

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|Yes |

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|Bills that focus on requirements (e.g. minutes for PE) may be changes to existing standards. If stated in the bill text, indicate here. Also, briefly summarize the change. |

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|How does the bill change existing curriculum or standards? |

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|Does this bill state an amount of funding or matching funds? |

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|No |

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|Yes |

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|If the bill states an appropriation for funding or matching funds indicate here. Record amount of funds if reported. |

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|What is the amount of the funding? |

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|Are the funds for something specially stated in the bill? |

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|No |

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|Yes |

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|Report if the funded are for a specified use. |

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|What are the funds to be used for? |

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|Are there any other health issues addressed in the bill? |

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|If within the bill text, other health issues (e.g. nutrition, diabetes) are mentioned, please indicate here and list. |

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|Please list other health issues mentioned: |

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|The purpose of this question is to determine if the bill includes some provision oversight if the law is enacted. Who will be responsible for the action of the bill? |

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|Does the bill provide a provision for oversight if bill is enacted? |

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|Not applicable |

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|No |

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|Yes |

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|Check more than one answer if needed. |

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|If so, who is responsible? |

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|individuals |

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|school boards |

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|state board of education |

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|This is similar to the last question, but focuses on evaluation of what is being proposed. Indicate if there is a provision of evalution in the bill, then in the next question, list who is to be |

|responsible for evaluation. |

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|Does this bill provide for evaluation of what the bill proposes if it is enacted? |

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|ye |

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|Who will be responsible for evaluation? |

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|Does the bill indicate partners involved with enactment? |

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|No |

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|Yes |

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|If the bill states any partners for administration/implementation, list here. Potential partners would be community agencies, special-interest groups etc. |

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|Who are the partners? Please list. |

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