Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3288: Schools; physical education programs; prekindergarten and elementary school; physical education instruction; recess; increases; grades six through twelve; effective date.
Status: In committee, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.9, which relates to physical education programs; adding full-day prekindergarten to elementary physical education instruction requirements; increasing amount of weekly physical education instruction for elementary school students; prohibiting the withholding of physical education as a form of punishment; increasing amount of weekly physical activity required for physical education classes; directing schools to provide recess or physical activity before tests or assessments…
From the engrossed text, March 10, 2026:
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.9, which relates to physical education programs; adding full-day prekindergarten to elementary physical education instruction requirements; increasing amount of weekly physical education instruction for elementary school students; prohibiting the withholding of physical education as a form of punishment; increasing amount of weekly physical activity required for physical education classes; directing schools to provide recess or physical activity before tests or assessments; requiring local school boards to adopt a policy regarding weekly physical education instruction for students in grades six through twelve; increasing amount of recommended daily recess for prekindergarten through fifth grade; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 11-103.9, is amended to read as follows: Section 11-103.9. A. Except as otherwise provided for in this section, the State Board of Education shall require, as a condition of accreditation, that school districts provide to all students physical education programs which may include athletics. B. The Board shall require, as a condition of accreditation, that public elementary schools provide instruction, for students in ENGR. H. B. NO. 3288 Page full -day prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades one through five, in physical education or exercise programs for a minimum of an average of sixty (60) one hundred …