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S 634 111th Congress Senate

FIT Kids Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve standards for physical education.

Introduced: April 27, 2009 See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsChild healthEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary education
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Government studies and investigationsPhysical fitness and lifestyleTeaching, teachers, curricula
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Became law
Mar 18, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 18, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fitness Integrated with Teaching Kids Act or the FIT Kids Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require annual state and local educational agency report cards to include specified information on school health and physical education programs.

Includes the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles by students within ESEA grant programs that support school counseling, smaller learning communities, community learning centers, and parental involvement in their childrens' education.

Revises the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers, and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities.

Directs the Secretary of Education to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study that: (1) assesses the effect health and physical education have on students' ability to learn; and (2) makes recommendations for improving, and measuring improvements to, their health and physical education in schools.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1585 Identical bill FIT Kids Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 10, 2010
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Murray, Patty
Washington · May 4, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 4, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 30, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 30, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 27, 2009
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 27, 2009
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