Bill: HB 440, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House Public Education
Vote Recommendation
Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Larry Gonzales
Co-Author(s)
Marisa Marquez
Ron Simmons
Jason Villalba
Bill Caption
Relating
to adapting the public school physical education curriculum to
accommodate the needs of students with mental disabilities.
Fiscal Notes
There is no significant fiscal implication to the State.
Local Government
School districts would be required to provide a PE curriculum to accommodate students with mental disabilities.
Bill Analysis
HB 440 would require that the public school physical education (PE)
curriculum be adapted to accommodate the needs of students with mental
disabilities.
Vote Recommendation Notes
This is an issue that school districts are perfectly qualified to evaluate on a case-by-case basis as needs arise at their own discretion so we are unconvinced that a state level mandate is necessary to address this issue. However, strictly speaking this bill neither affirms nor abridges our liberty principles. We remain neutral on HB 440.