Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The office of superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) is considering rule making that would suspend the requirement that all students in grades K-8 receive at least one hundred instructional minutes per week, per year of physical education for the 2020-21 school year. The proposed change is intended to offer flexibility in providing physical education as districts operate a hybrid or fully remote learning model due to public health concerns caused by the COVID-19 virus pandemic. This proposed change would not remove the requirement for all students in grades 1-8 to receive instruction in physical education.

Process for Developing New Rule: Early solicitation of feedback and recommendations respecting new or amended rules, and consideration of the comments and recommendations in the course of drafting rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ken Turner, Health and P.E. Program Supervisor, OSPI, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-725-4977, TTY 360-664-3631, email ken.turner@k12.wa.us, website k12.wa.us.