Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond

Filed: 4/3/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 161

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 161 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Sections
527-6 and 27-7 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
7    Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special
8activities.
9    (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State
10universities engaged in preparing teachers shall be required to
11engage daily during the school day, except on block scheduled
12days for those public schools engaged in block scheduling, in
13courses of physical education for such periods as are
14compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
15individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate
16excuses are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or

 

 

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1guardian or by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act
2of 1987 and except as provided in subsection (b) of this
3Section.
4    (a-5) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section,
5pupils enrolled in New Tech High at Zion-Benton East in
6Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 shall be required
7to engage in courses of physical education 3 days a week during
8the school day, within the school's modified block schedule,
9for such periods as are compatible with the optimum growth and
10developmental needs of individuals at the various age levels,
11except when appropriate excuses are submitted to the school by
12a pupil's parent or guardian or by a person licensed under the
13Medical Practice Act of 1987 and except as provided in
14subsection (b) of this Section. The school's pupils shall be
15required to document with their physical education course
16instructor 120 minutes of additional physical activity per week
17outside of the classroom, with the types of physical activity
18that qualify being determined by the school, except when
19appropriate excuses are submitted to the school by a pupil's
20parent or guardian or by a person licensed under the Medical
21Practice Act of 1987. The provisions of this subsection (a-5),
22other than this sentence, are inoperative after June 30, 2017.
23    (a-10) Special activities in physical education shall be
24provided for pupils whose physical or emotional condition, as
25determined by a person licensed under the Medical Practice Act
26of 1987, prevents their participation in the courses provided

 

 

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1for normal children.
2    (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
3in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses
4if those pupils request to be excused for any of the following
5reasons: (1) for ongoing participation in an interscholastic
6athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are
7required for admission to an institution of higher learning,
8provided that failure to take such classes will result in the
9pupil being denied admission to the institution of his or her
10choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes which are required
11for graduation from high school, provided that failure to take
12such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate.
13A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12
14enrolled in a marching band program for credit from engaging in
15physical education courses if those pupils request to be
16excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
17program. In addition, a pupil in any of grades 3 through 12 who
18is eligible for special education may be excused if the pupil's
19parent or guardian agrees that the pupil must utilize the time
20set aside for physical education to receive special education
21support and services or, if there is no agreement, the
22individualized education program team for the pupil determines
23that the pupil must utilize the time set aside for physical
24education to receive special education support and services,
25which agreement or determination must be made a part of the
26individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring

 

 

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1adapted physical education must receive that service in
2accordance with the individualized education program developed
3for the pupil. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades
49 through 12 enrolled in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps
5(ROTC) program sponsored by the school district from engaging
6in physical education courses. School boards which choose to
7exercise this authority shall establish a policy to excuse
8pupils on an individual basis.
9    (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the
10provisions of Section 27-22.05.
11(Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-198, eff. 1-1-06;
1294-200, eff. 7-12-05; 94-1098, eff. 2-2-07; 95-331, eff.
138-21-07.)
 
14    (105 ILCS 5/27-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-7)
15    Sec. 27-7. Physical education course of study. A physical
16education course of study shall include a developmentally
17planned and sequential curriculum that fosters the development
18of movement skills, enhances health-related fitness, increases
19students' knowledge, offers direct opportunities to learn how
20to work cooperatively in a group setting, and encourages
21healthy habits and attitudes for a healthy lifestyle. A
22physical education course of study shall provide students with
23an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical
24activity. A physical education course of study must be part of
25the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in

 

 

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1nature or organization.
2    The State Board of Education shall prepare and make
3available guidelines for the various grades and types of
4schools in order to make effective the purposes set forth in
5this section and the requirements provided in Section 27-6, and
6shall see that the general provisions and intent of Sections
727-5 to 27-9, inclusive, are enforced.
8    With respect to New Tech High at Zion-Benton East in
9Zion-Benton Township High School District 126, this Section is
10subject to subsection (a-5) of Section 27-6 of this Code.
11(Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-200, eff. 7-12-05.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
132013.".