Revision: March 9, 2022, 11:31 a.m.
Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4
March 3, 2022
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10/04
Amendment to HB 1263
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools.
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 Education; Studies; Requirements for Physical Education, Wellness, and Personal Finance Literacy in Schools. RSA 189:10 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
189:10 Studies.
I. The department of education shall survey school districts biennially to receive reports on compliance with this section, and shall provide the report to the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over education, health and human services, and children.
II. The school board shall ensure that health education, physical education to include the importance of exercise, and wellness are taught to pupils as part of the curriculum, specifically to include physiology, hygiene, health and interpersonal relationships, physical education, and wellness, as they relate to the effects of alcohol and other drugs, prevention of sexual violence, child abuse as established in the definition of "abused child" under RSA 169-C:3, II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sexually transmitted diseases on the human system.
III. The school board shall ensure that personal finance literacy instruction designed to prepare students for success in making financial decisions is taught as part of the curriculum. Personal finance literacy skills may be embedded in an existing course or grade level program of studies.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides for prescribed studies in schools in health, physical education, and wellness, as well as on personal finance literacy.