Permit certain activities fulfill PE requirement; require recess

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill changes Ohio’s education code so that participation in club sports or other athletic activities can satisfy the high‑school physical‑education requirement, and it adds a mandatory recess period for kindergarten through eighth‑grade students. It also revises graduation credit requirements, adds a financial‑literacy unit, expands technology use, and sets new procedures for community‑school scheduling and program waivers. The changes affect all public, chartered non‑public, and community schools across the state.

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Hearings

• House Education: Sub. S. B. No. 7, Sub. S. B. No. 328, H. B. No. 715, H. B. No. 594, H. B. No. 304, Sub. S. B. No. 19, Am. S. B. No. 276, H. B. No. 625
  House Education · Jun 8, 2026
• House Education: H. B. No. 455, H. B. No. 415, H. B. No. 304, H. B. No. 486
  House Education · Oct 21, 2025
• House Education: H. B. No. 500, H. B. No. 304, H. B. No. 326, H. B. No. 415
  House Education · Oct 14, 2025
• House Education: H. B. No. 322, H. B. No. 304
  House Education · Jun 10, 2025

History

1. May 28, 2025Referred to committee
2. May 27, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Tom Young (R) · sponsor
• Melanie Miller

Bill text

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