Bill > HB1938

This bill directs Oklahoma school districts to implement an annual physical fitness assessment for students in grades three through twelve starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The assessment will be conducted during physical education classes or by trained school personnel like nurses, teachers, and coaches, and will measure key health indicators including aerobic capacity, body composition, and muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility. The State Department of Education will develop a standardized assessment instrument with age and gender-specific standards that do not identify individual students by name. School districts must report aggregate assessment results to the State Board of Education and State Department of Health, and provide individual assessment results to parents or guardians. The departments will analyze the performance results to explore potential correlations with factors like student obesity, attendance, academic achievement, disciplinary issues, and school meal programs. The State Board of Education will submit an annual report to the Governor beginning in October 2026, and the Governor may establish recognition programs to incentivize and acknowledge schools that demonstrate significant improvements in student fitness, potentially involving collaboration with private corporations to provide monetary or other incentives.

Budget and Finance, Education

http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb1938&Session=2500