NE1: Support of Physical Education Act of 2015 (passed)

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

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sponsor: dempgh

you have 36 hours to advocate for your bill, mr lieutenant governor.

[DemPGH]

Yes, I said this in the Assembly thread, "Training the body is at least as important as training the mind, and we need to address that. This is a public health matter, considering that healthcare is, to some degree, socialized."

That's mostly my rationale. If we're going to educate people, the body is part of that. The issue with the previous bill that sought to do this is that it offered no exemption criteria for students who might be unable to participate in sports or strenuous physical activity. Obviously, if a person is PUP (physically unable to perform), then they should not be forced to do this.

But this is about increasing activity and awareness in an increasingly obese, sugar-laden, saturated-fat-consuming, super-size-it, video-game culture.

I also think if we're going to teach phys. ed., which I think we should, we need some standards, and this is some baseline stuff. The 1-mile run in fifteen minutes for a high school student is rather slow. Brisk walkers could probably walk that.

[Clyde1998]

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Amended the sports - based on the previous debate.

[DemPGH]

That's friendly (in case I have to indicate that).

[Classic Conservative]

I hope you add skiing or snowboarding beacuse there are many children who do this in the Northeast up in the White Mountains and such.

[Classic Conservative]

I hope you add skiing or snowboarding beacuse there are many children who do this in the Northeast up in the White Mountains and such.

seems like it'd be difficult to provide skiing and snowboarding at every school tbh

That's true but could you make an Admendment that says schools could make one if they want to???

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I hope you add skiing or snowboarding beacuse there are many children who do this in the Northeast up in the White Mountains and such.

seems like it'd be difficult to provide skiing and snowboarding at every school tbh

That's true but could you make an Admendment that says schools could make one if they want to???

yes, i realised, after i posted, that the bill already makes provisions:

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so yeah i wouldn't necessarily oppose adding skiing and snowboarding (although we should be wary of overburdening the schools)

proposing an amendment:

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thoughts?

[Clyde1998]

I'd be happy with that.

[DemPGH]

Falls under Clause 4, but friendly, even under "Winter Sports."

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

we'll hold a final vote on this now:

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representatives have 48 hours to vote aye, nay, or abstain

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

aye

[Clark Kent]

Aye

[Clyde1998]

Aye

[Former Lincoln Assemblyman & Lt. Gov. RGN]

Aye

[DemPGH]

Yes.

[Clark Kent]

I believe that this is unanimous?

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

yes. passed 5-0