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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5022 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to 10 institutions 

of higher education for the expansion of master’s degree in physical 

education programs that emphasize technology and innovative teaching 

practices. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 14, 2010 

Mr. BRALEY of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants 

to 10 institutions of higher education for the expansion 

of master’s degree in physical education programs that 

emphasize technology and innovative teaching practices. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fitness for Life Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. TECHNOLOGY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION GRANT 

6 PROGRAM. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Education 

8 is authorized to make grants on a competitive basis to 10 


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1 institutions of higher education for the expansion of mas2 ter’s degree in physical education programs that empha3 size the incorporation of technology and innovative teach4 ing practices into the teaching of physical education. 

5 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only award a 

6 grant under this section to an institution of higher edu7 cation that— 

8 (1) prior to applying for such grant, has estab9 lished a master’s degree in physical education pro10 gram; and 

11 (2) submits an application at such time, in such 

12 form, and accompanied by such information and as13 surances as the Secretary may require, including— 

14 (A) a detailed description of the institution 

15 of higher education’s master’s degree in phys16 ical education program; 

17 (B) a detailed description of at least 1 

18 local educational agency with which the institu19 tion of higher education will partner as required 

20 by subsection (c)(1)(D) and why the institution 

21 of higher education chose such local educational 

22 agency as a partner; and 

23 (C) a plan for using grant funds in accord24 ance with subsection (c). 

25 (c) USE OF FUNDS.— 


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1 (1) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—An institution of 

2 higher education that receives a grant under this 

3 section shall use the grant funds to carry out the 

4 following activities: 

5 (A) Instructing its master’s degree can6 didates on incorporation of technology and in7 novative teaching practices into the teaching of 

8 physical education and on ways of encouraging 

9 children to be more physically active outside the 

10 classroom. 

11 (B) Developing a curriculum for its mas12 ter’s degree in physical education program that 

13 links practice and theory. 

14 (C) Offering programs that extend the 

15 master’s degree in physical education program 

16 into the community of the local educational 

17 agency with which the institution of higher edu18 cation is partnering, as required by subpara19 graph (D), such as programs that make avail20 able facilities for use by both master’s degree 

21 candidates and community members and phys22 ical education classes in which both master’s 

23 degree candidates and community members 

24 may participate. 


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1 (D) Partnering with a local educational 

2 agency to increase the availability and quality 

3 of physical education instruction in schools 

4 served by the local educational agency and to 

5 provide master’s degree candidates with oppor6 tunities for obtaining student-teaching experi7 ence. 

8 (E) Providing a majority of the instruction 

9 required for graduation from the master’s de10 gree in physical education program at schools 

11 served by the local educational agency with 

12 which the institution of higher education is 

13 partnering, as required by subparagraph (D). 

14 (F) Requiring each master’s degree can15 didate to serve as a full-time student teacher in 

16 schools served by the local educational agency 

17 with which the institution of higher education is 

18 partnering, as required by subparagraph (D). 

19 (G) Actively promoting the master’s degree 

20 in physical education program to prospective 

21 students, including by creating additional incen22 tives to recruit prospective students into the 

23 program, if the institution of higher education 

24 considers such incentives necessary. 


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1 (H) Such additional activities as the Sec2 retary may require. 

3 (2) PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.—An institution of 

4 higher education that receives a grant under this 

5 section may use any grant funds remaining after 

6 carrying out the activities required by paragraph (1) 

7 for any purpose related to the incorporation of tech8 nology and innovative teaching practices into its 

9 master’s degree in physical education program, in10 cluding— 

11 (A) purchasing equipment and technology 

12 designed to increase or enhance physical activ13 ity participation or fitness levels, including 

14 heart rate monitors, pocket PCs, and fitness as15 sessment systems; 

16 (B) providing stipends for master’s degree 

17 candidates; and 

18 (C) covering the administrative costs in19 curred by the institution of higher education in 

20 connection with activities required or permitted 

21 by this subsection and the reporting require22 ment of subsection (f)(1). 

23 (d) CONSULTANT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU24 CATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Before making grants under 

2 this section, the Secretary shall choose 1 institution 

3 of higher education to serve as a consultant to the 

4 Secretary in developing the grant program, including 

5 establishing additional eligibility and application cri6 teria under subsection (b)(2) and additional required 

7 activities under subsection (c)(1)(H). 

8 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may only 

9 choose as a consultant under paragraph (1) an insti10 tution of higher education that, not later than 5 

11 years prior to the beginning of such relationship and 

12 throughout such relationship— 

13 (A) offers a master’s degree in physical 

14 education program that emphasizes the incorpo15 ration of technology into the teaching of phys16 ical education; and 

17 (B) partners with a local educational agen18 cy that serves schools in which the institution 

19 of higher education’s master’s degree can20 didates serve as student teachers. 

21 (3) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Sec22 retary shall reimburse the institution of higher edu23 cation the Secretary chooses under paragraph (1) 

24 for the costs it incurs in serving as a consultant to 

25 the Secretary. 


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1 (e) DURATION AND RENEWAL OF GRANT.— 

2 (1) DURATION.—A grant under this section 

3 shall be awarded over 4 fiscal years. 

4 (2) RENEWAL.—An institution of higher edu5 cation is eligible to apply for renewal of a grant 

6 under this section if it continues to meet the eligi7 bility requirements of subsection (b). 

8 (f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 

9 (1) REPORT FROM INSTITUTION OF HIGHER

10 EDUCATION TO SECRETARY.—Not later than 60 

11 days after the conclusion of each fiscal year in which 

12 it receives grant funds under this section, an institu13 tion of higher education shall submit to the Sec14 retary a report that includes a detailed explanation 

15 and analysis of— 

16 (A) how the institution of higher education 

17 has used grant funds; 

18 (B) the impact of the grant on the ability 

19 of the institution of higher education to train 

20 master’s degree candidates to incorporate tech21 nology and innovative teaching practices into 

22 the teaching of physical education; and 

23 (C) the impact that the institution of high24 er education’s partnership has had on the local 


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1 educational agency with which it is partnering, 

2 as required by subsection (c)(1)(D). 

3 (2) REPORT FROM SECRETARY TO CONGRESS.— 

4 Not later than 120 days after the conclusion of each 

5 fiscal year in which the Secretary awards grant 

6 funds under this section, the Secretary shall submit 

7 to the Committee on Education and Labor of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

9 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen10 ate a report that includes a summary of— 

11 (A) how institutions of higher education 

12 receiving grants under this section have used 

13 grant funds in such fiscal year; 

14 (B) the impact of the grant program on 

15 the ability of institutions of higher education to 

16 train master’s degree candidates to incorporate 

17 technology and innovative teaching practices 

18 into the teaching of physical education; and 

19 (C) the impact of the grant program on 

20 the local educational agencies with which insti21 tutions of higher education are partnering, as 

22 required by subsection (c)(1)(D). 

23 (g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi24 nitions apply: 


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1 (1) FITNESS ASSESSMENT SYSTEM.—The term 

2 ‘‘fitness assessment system’’ means a method or de3 vice that enables a physical education teacher to 

4 monitor a student’s fitness progress, including a 

5 pocket PC and a heart rate monitor. 

6 (2) INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICE.—The 

7 term ‘‘innovative teaching practice’’ means a teach8 ing practice that gives teachers an opportunity to ex9 plore new ideas and methods for teaching physical 

10 education to students. Such a practice— 

11 (A) shall include the use of technology in 

12 the physical education curriculum; and 

13 (B) may include any other practice that 

14 has been proven to increase students’ interest 

15 in physical education or to make students 

16 healthier and more physically fit. 

17 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

18 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

19 meaning given such term in section 102 of the High20 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 

21 that such term does not include an institution de22 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(C) of such section. 

23 (4) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

24 ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given 

25 such term in section 9101(26) of the Elementary 


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1 and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

2 7801(26)). 

3 (5) MASTER’S DEGREE CANDIDATE.—The term 

4 ‘‘master’s degree candidate’’ means a student in a 

5 master’s degree in physical education program. 

6 (6) MASTER’S DEGREE IN PHYSICAL EDU7 CATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘master’s degree in 

8 physical education program’’ means a graduate pro9 gram of study leading to the award of the degree of 

10 master of arts in physical education or master of 

11 science in physical education. 

12 (7) POCKET PC.—The term ‘‘pocket PC’’ means 

13 a fitness assessment system, including software and 

14 handheld computers, that enables a physical edu15 cation teacher to remotely collect data about each 

16 student’s fitness as students participate in class ac17 tivities and to generate individual fitness report 

18 cards for each student based on such data. 

19 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $3,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 

22 2015, of which not more than 5 percent shall be available 

23 each year for the costs of administering the grant program 

24 established under this section. 

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