Public Policy for Financing the Practice of Physical Education

Purpose: Analyze government policies regarding the financing of physical education. Design/methodology/approach: This research is a descriptive study using qualitative methods. The research subjects were 32 people. The research analysis is data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. Findings: (1) the regional budget allocation policy for financing education delivery exceeds the minimum limit of 20% of the regional revenue and expenditure budget. (2) the operational implementation of physical education in educational units only relies on school operational assistance funds. (3) the education budget allocation is not proportional to the funding of programs to increase the competence of human resources, only 0.3% is budgeted by the Education Office. The funding for physical education providers is more dominant in the program to improve sports facilities and infrastructure, namely 8% of the budget for education providers. Originality/value: (1) The education financing policy model needs budget allocation management to increase human resources (internal) to strengthen the competence of technical personnel in various fields in the Education Office in the form of training. (2) Model of budget allocation for human resource development (external), the budget allocated for teacher and student activities in the form of technical guidance and training. The realization of this policy model requires policy intervention in the form of political will with an approach of communication, authority, trust, value.