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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Requires Schools to Administer the Presidential Fitness Test to Students in Grades One Through Twelve
Last action · June 4, 2025: Referred to EducationSponsors: Brian Lorenz and 5 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio legislation requires all school districts, s, s, and college-preparatory boarding schools to annually administer the Ohio fitness test to students in grades one through twelve. The Department of Education and Workforce must establish the fitness test, align it with the presidential physical fitness test, and provide awards to students meeting specific percentile thresholds.
Students across public and charter schools statewide will undergo standardized physical fitness testing annually and receive awards based on their performance tiers.
- The Ohio General Assembly considers statutory modifications to public and charter school educational requirements through revisions to the Ohio Revised Code. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Students in grades one through twelve
Students must take the annual fitness test and will receive awards based on their performance percentiles.
School districts and charter schools
Schools are mandated to annually administer the Ohio fitness test to all enrolled students in grades one through twelve.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which students are required to take the Ohio fitness test?
What awards will students receive based on their test performance?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jun 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Education
- Jun 3, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Mandatory Statewide Physical Fitness Assessment
The legislation integrates statutory compliance for fitness testing across traditional school districts, community schools, STEM schools, and boarding schools.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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