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Fitness Integrated with
Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids) Reintroduced
Today The Fitness Integrated with
Teaching Kids Act (FIT Kids) was reintroduced
today in response to the growing concern that
children are not involved in adequate, quality
physical fitness during school hours. The FIT Kids
Act seeks to increase physical education and
activity to ensure that students learn
responsibility for their health
by:
- Requiring schools to report
children’s physical education programs to their
parents on their quarterly report cards;
- Encouraging training for teachers
and other school officials to promote and
encourage healthier lifestyles;
and
- Funding a study to examine the
correlation between overall health and physical
activity and student
achievement.
The bill was
introduced in the House by Representatives Ron
Kind (D-WI) Zach Wamp (R-TN), Jay Inslee (D-WA)
and in the Senate by Senator Tom Harkin
(D-IA).
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