OAR 581-022-2263
Physical Education Requirements

(1) For purposes of this section, “district” means a school district, education service district, or public charter school.
(2)(a) Districts shall ensure that each public school student in kindergarten through grade eight will receive physical education throughout the entire school year.
(b)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, districts shall ensure that each public student in kindergarten through grade five will receive:
(i) For the 2019-2020 school year, at least 120 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes five days a week over the course of the school year, or at least 100 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes four days a week over the course of the school year.
(ii) For each school year subsequent to the 2019-2020 school year, at least 150 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes five days a week over the course of the school year, or at least 120 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes four days a week over the course of the school year.
(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, districts shall provide each public student in grade six through grade eight with:
(i) For the 2021-2022 school year, at least 180 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes five days a week over the course of the school year, or at least 144 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes four days a week over the course of the school year.
(ii) For each school year subsequent to the 2022 school year, at least 225 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes five days a week over the course of the school year, or at least 180 minutes of physical education each school week if the school on average holds classes four days a week over the course of the school year.
(C) Districts shall provide each public student in grade six with the number of physical education minutes required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph if the student attends a public school teaching students in kindergarten through grade six.
(c) Notwithstanding the time requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection, for weeks during which the number of minutes that a public school provides instruction is less than the number of minutes that the school provides instruction during a week where the school provides instruction for every usual school hour, the time requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection may be reduced by the percentage of the time requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection that correlates to the percentage of minutes that the school did not provide instruction. For purposes of this paragraph, “provide instruction” means “provide instruction during usual school hours.”
(d) Notwithstanding the time requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a district receives a waiver pursuant to OAR 581-022-1920 of the requirement to teach 900 hours of instructional time for kindergarten through grade eight, the time requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection may be reduced by the percentage of the time requirements specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection that correlates to the percentage of instructional time for which the district receives the waiver.
(3)(a) Districts are not required to comply with the time requirements established by subsection (1)(b) of this rule for school years during the biennium in which the total amounts appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund and available for distribution to districts are less than the amounts determined to be needed to be distributed to districts from the State School Fund under the tentative budget prepared pursuant to ORS 291.210 (Preparing tentative budget). After the beginning of the biennium, a district may cease to comply with the time requirements established by subsection (1)(b) of this rule if the amounts appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund and available for distribution to districts are less than the amounts determined to be needed to be distributed to districts from the State School Fund, as calculated under ORS 291.210 (Preparing tentative budget).
(b) In any biennia in which the total amounts appropriated or allocated to the State School Fund and available for distribution to districts are less than the amounts determined to be needed to be distributed to districts from the State School Fund under the tentative budget prepared pursuant to ORS 291.210 (Preparing tentative budget), the Oregon Department of Education shall provide notice to each district as soon as practicable after making the determination that they are not required to comply with the time requirements established by subsection (1)(b) of this rule.
(4) Nothing in this rule affects the duties described in OAR 581-022-2265 (Report on PE Data).

Source: Rule 581-022-2263 — Physical Education Requirements, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-022-2263 (accessed May 26, 2025).

581–022–0102
Definitions 581–022–0103
State Standards for the 2019-20 School Year 581–022–0104
State Standards for the 2020-21 School Year 581–022–2000
Diploma Requirements 581–022–2005
Veterans Diploma 581–022–2010
Modified Diploma 581–022–2015
Extended Diploma 581–022–2020
Alternative Certificate 581–022–2025
Credit Options 581–022–2030
District Curriculum 581–022–2045
Prevention Education in Drugs and Alcohol 581–022–2050
Human Sexuality Education 581–022–2055
Career Education 581–022–2060
Comprehensive School Counseling 581–022–2100
Administration of State Assessments 581–022–2110
Exception of Students with Disabilities from State Assessments 581–022–2115
Assessment of Essential Skills 581–022–2120
Essential Skill Assessments for English Language Learners 581–022–2130
Kindergarten Assessment 581–022–2205
Policies on Reporting of Child Abuse 581–022–2210
Anabolic Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances 581–022–2215
Safety of School Sports – Concussions 581–022–2220
Health Services 581–022–2223
Healthy and Safe Schools Plan 581–022–2225
Emergency Plans and Safety Programs 581–022–2230
Asbestos Management Plans 581–022–2250
District Improvement Plan 581–022–2255
School and District Performance Report Criteria 581–022–2260
Records and Reports 581–022–2263
Physical Education Requirements 581–022–2265
Report on PE Data 581–022–2267
Annual Report on use of Restraint and Seclusion 581–022–2270
Individual Student Assessment, Recordkeeping and Reporting 581–022–2300
Standardization 581–022–2305
District Assurances of Compliance with Public School Standards 581–022–2310
Equal Education Opportunities 581–022–2312
Every Student Belongs 581–022–2315
Special Education for Children with Disabilities 581–022–2320
Required Instructional Time 581–022–2325
Identification of Academically Talented and Intellectually Gifted Students 581–022–2330
Rights of Parents of TAG Students 581–022–2335
Daily Class Size 581–022–2340
Media Programs 581–022–2345
Auxiliary Services 581–022–2350
Independent Adoptions of Instructional Materials 581–022–2355
Instructional Materials Adoption 581–022–2360
Postponement of Purchase of State-Adopted Instructional Materials 581–022–2370
Complaint Procedures 581–022–2400
Personnel 581–022–2405
Personnel Policies 581–022–2410
Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support 581–022–2415
Core Teaching Standards 581–022–2420
Educational Leadership — Administrator Standards 581–022–2430
Fingerprinting of Subject Individuals in Positions Not Requiring Licensure as Teachers, Administrators, Personnel Specialists, School Nurses 581–022–2440
Teacher Training Related to Dyslexia 581–022–2445
Universal Screenings for Risk Factors of Dyslexia 581–022–2500
Programs and Services for Talented and Gifted Students 581–022–2505
Alternative Education Programs 581–022–2510
Suicide Prevention Plan

May 26, 2025

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