H.R. 215·Elementary Beginner
A Bill to Require 150 Minutes of P.E. Per Week in Elementary School
Rep. Hicks (D-GA)
Every K-5 student must get at least 150 minutes of physical education per week.
Sec. 1 — Mandate
Public elementary schools shall provide at least 150 minutes of P.E. instruction per student per week.
Sec. 2 — Funding
$95 million for P.E. teacher hiring.
Sec. 3 — Enforcement
State education agencies audit weekly schedules.
Sec. 4 — Effective Date
Next school year.
Tournament Prep
Mechanical parts, sourced & timed
Use this as your pre-round checklist. Memorize the source citation. Time yourself to the delivery target.
- Bill / Number
- H.R. 215 — A Bill to Require 150 Minutes of P.E. Per Week in Elementary School
- Funding source
- $95M from Title IV-A and ED Physical Education Program.
- Timeline
- Next school year.
- Realistic — SHAPE America standard is already 150 min/week.
- Enforcing agency
- State ed agencies; ED audits.
- Yes — ED already monitors scheduling under ESSA.
- Penalty for non-compliance
- Title IV-A funding adjustment.
- Source citation
- SHAPE America (2023), 'National Standards for K-12 Physical Education' — shapeamerica.org.
- Delivery time (read aloud)
- 55s
Strongest counter-argument
Mandated P.E. minutes crowd out academic intervention time.
Your pre-emptive answer
CDC's 2010 meta-review found P.E. *improves* academic concentration without lowering test scores — the time pays itself back in attention gains.