Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
| Name | Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
| Contact Person | D. Rudy Macklin - Executive Director |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 629 628 North 4th Street Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0629 |
| Phone Number | 225-342-4886 |
| Fax Number | 225-342-3738 |
| Board Email | rudy.macklin@la.gov |
| Website | http://www.lagovernorsgames.org |
| Legal Authority | R.S.40:2451 |
| Year Created | 1980 |
| Organizational Placement | Department of Health and Hospitals |
| Purpose/Function | Develop, foster, and coordinate services and programs of physical fitness and sports for the people of Louisiana; Sponsor physical fitness and sports workshops, clinics, conferences, and other similar activities; Give recognition to outstanding developments and achievements in, and contributions to, physical fitness and sports; Stimulate physical fitness research; Collect and disseminate physical fitness and sports information and initiate advertising campaigns promoting physical fitness and sports; Encourage local governments and communities to develop local physical fitness programs and amateur athletic competitions; Develop programs to promote personal health and physical fitness in cooperation with medical, dental, and other similar professional societies; Enlist the support of individuals, civic groups, amateur and professional sports associations, and other organizations to promote and improve physical fitness and sports programs. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 15
Number Currently Serving: 14 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 1 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: LDH/Gov. Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Budget Schedule Number: 30700000000 |
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| Notes | Thanks everyone for taking time out to help bring about solutions to reviving the Presidential Fitness Test in Louisiana. We covered a lot of issues, heard great ideas and creative ways to overcome the many obstacles that will certainly help us reach encouraging outcomes. I provided a link to the video recording of our meeting. Feel free to share this video with others who are willing to be part of this project. Here are some of the obstacles that concern me the most: 1. Will the feds modify or upgrade the President’s Fitness Test Standards and when? 2. Will there be a digitized version on online for the teachers to enter data? 3. Will the President’s Fitness Test program fall under the President’s Fitness Council, Health and Human Services (HHS) or Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) 4. Students not receiving P.E. every day-some not at all. 5. Most P.E. teachers, especially in more isolated rural areas do not have the space and other resources to implement quality physical education. 6. Class size is a major factor. Overcrowding of students can hinder testing. 7. Allowing transition time between classes so students can receive their allotted activity time. 8. Treat physical education teachers like professionals and make sure they are not responsible for every rogue task on school grounds. 9. Having superintendents buy in to making sure physical education is offered to students every day. After listening to everyone’s contributions, I’m convinced that we should move forward and expand the President’s Fitness Test through our own Elementary State Championship Fitness Meet, which is basically the same Test! When the feds come up with their final Fitness Test Standards, then we’ll modify ours to fit theirs; but in the meantime, we’ll move forward. We’ll take Jacob Thompson |