New York Bill: S 4227

Bill Summary

S4227 amends New York’s education law to require more robust physical education in certain elementary and secondary schools, especially in large districts and cities over one million in population. It mandates daily PE with at least 150 minutes per week for elementary grades, explicitly covering students with disabilities and those in alternative education programs, and directs the Board of Regents to adopt implementing rules and a two‑year phase‑in plan for daily PE in elementary schools by July 1, 2028.

Why It Matters to the Make America Healthy Again Movement

The MAHA Movement supports this bill because it treats physical education as a core health and academic priority—expanding required PE time, tying it to child‑obesity and academic‑success concerns, and ensuring that students with disabilities and alternative‑program students are fully included rather than left out. By pushing large New York systems toward daily PE and a clear weekly minimum, S4227 strengthens MAHA’s broader goal of making regular movement a non‑negotiable part of every school day, not an optional enrichment squeezed out by testing and screens.