Physical Education
Physical Activity Requirements for Texas Public School Students
SB 530
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Concussions
What is a Concussion Oversight Team (COT)?
Who should be on the Concussion Oversight Team (COT)?
What is the role of the Concussion Oversight Team (COT)?
Who is required to receive training over concussions?
- a coach of an interscholastic athletic activity;
- a school nurse who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team;
- a licensed health care professional (including an athletic trainer) who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team (LEA employee and volunteers)
- A physician who serves as a member of a concussion oversight team shall, to the greatest extent practicable, periodically take an appropriate continuing medical education course in the subject matter of concussions.
- A school nurse or licensed health care professional who is not in compliance with the training requirements under this section may not serve on a concussion oversight team in any capacity.
Where can I find more information on Concussion requirements in Texas?
Physical Fitness Assessment / FitnessGram
Are LEAs required to assess the physical fitness of students?
What physical fitness assessments must be conducted on students?
When/where are the reports due?
What is PFAI and is this the same thing as FitnessGram?
- Collect data: The TEA requires school districts to submit physical fitness data for students in grades 3–12.
- Analyze data: The TEA analyzes the data to determine if there is a correlation between fitness and other factors, such as student achievement, attendance, obesity, discipline, and school meal programs.
- Report data: The TEA aggregates the data and provides a report to the legislature.
FitnessGram® is a software program developed by the Cooper Institute that allows LEAs to collect the results of student fitness assessments. TEA announced that statewide site licenses from Greenlight Fitness for FitnessGram are available at no cost to qualifying schools for the 2024–2025 school year. Campus site licenses for the FitnessGram software are paid with funds allocated to the Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative by the Texas Legislature. School systems that select this option must renew their site license annually and report student physical fitness assessment data only through the FitnessGram software. Approval of the superintendent or their designee is required for this option. Additional information on FitnessGram® can be found at the following web address: FitnessGram.
When should the physical fitness assessment be conducted?
How often must the student physical fitness assessment be conducted?
Who should we contact if we have more questions about utilizing the free statewide site license for FitnessGram?
Please visit https://help.fitnessgram.net/texas/ for instructions and registration information. The last day to register for a FitnessGram® site license for 2024–2025 is on or before 5 p.m. CST on Friday, May 30, 2025.
For questions related to the FitnessGram Campus site license, please contact Jessica Garcia with Greenlight Fitness by telephone at 1-866-211-2718 or by email at [email protected]. For technical assistance questions, please call 1-866-211-2718 or email [email protected]. You may also visit https://help.fitnessgram.net/texas/.
Physical Activity
What are the physical activity requirements for students in elementary and middle school?
EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 28. COURSES OF STUDY; ADVANCEMENT (texas.gov)
Recess
Is recess required?
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
What is the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)?
- Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
- Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Tobacco use
- Unhealthy dietary behaviors
- Inadequate physical activity
When is the YRBS conducted?
How are the results from the YRBS used?
Are LEAs required to participate in the survey required?
Where can a LEA find out more about the YRBS in Texas?
Steroids
Are their requirements for any LEA staff to participate in training on steroids?
EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 33. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (texas.gov)
Where can a copy of the UIL Steroid Education training for coaches be found?
Are there any required postings regarding steroids?
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 38. HEALTH AND SAFETY (texas.gov)