WSB/4/6
Sponsored by Ava Kaltreider of St. Agnes Academy
This legislation was filed in the Education category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH LEGISLATURE: |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act shall be defined as follows: |
| 4 | A)Reproductive education: The teaching of structures and functions of the reproductive system as |
| 5 | they relate to the human life cycle, reproductive health, and contraceptives. |
| 6 | B)Functional Strength training: Exercises that focus on the muscles needed for basic everyday |
| 7 | actions, like squatting, bending, reaching, and twisting. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Section 2: A half credit of Physical Education will not be required to graduate high school in the |
| 10 | state of Tennessee. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Section 3: A full credit of health courses will be required. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | Section 4: The High School health course will be split into two sections: Health course A and |
| 15 | Health course B. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | Section 5: Health course A will cover healthy meal planning and cooking, creating a workout |
| 18 | routine for specific goals, functional strength training, avoiding injury during physical activity, and |
| 19 | creating a positive relationship with exercise. |
| 20 | |
| 21 | Section 6: Health course B will cover first aid, personal safety, reproductive education, substance |
| 22 | use and abuse, and mental health. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | Section 7: The selected textbooks for this course will be the Glencoe Health and Human Sexuality |
| 25 | and Functional Strength Training for Physical Education by Human Kinetics. Other materials may |
| 26 | be used upon approval by each district. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Section 8: A physical education course will still be offered as an elective for students. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | Section 9: This Physical education elective will follow the requirements currently planned by the |
| 31 | State of Tennessee. |
| 32 | |
| 33 | Section 10: This law shall take effect July 1, 2024. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | Section 11: The high school class of 2025 will be waived from this requirement. |
| 36 | |
| 37 | Section 12: Any laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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