93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4167


 
Introduced 1/21/2004, by Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		
















105 ILCS 5/27-6
  from Ch. 122, par. 27-6


105 ILCS 5/27-7
  from Ch. 122, par. 27-7







    Amends the School Code.  Provides that pupils must daily engage in courses of physical education for such periods as are commensurate with the students' other courses of study.  Changes requirements with regard to a physical education course of study. Requires a physical education course of study to provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount of daily physical activity.  Requires a physical education course of study to be part of the regular school curriculum and not extra-curricular in nature or organization. Makes other changes.  Effective immediately.



















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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The School Code is amended  by changing Sections 
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27-6 and 27-7 as follows:
 



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    (105 ILCS 5/27-6)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)



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    Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required;  special 
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activities. 

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    (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State 
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universities engaged in
preparing teachers shall, as soon as 
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practicable, be required to engage
daily, during the school 
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day, in courses of physical education for such
periods as are 
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commensurate with the students' other courses of study and

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compatible with the optimum growth and developmental

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development needs of
individuals at the various age levels 
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except when appropriate excuses
are submitted to the school by 
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a pupil's parent or guardian or by a person
licensed under the 
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Medical Practice Act of 1987 and except as provided in

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subsection (b) of this Section.

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    Special activities in physical education shall be provided 
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for pupils
whose physical or emotional condition, as determined 
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by a person licensed
under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, 
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prevents their participation in the
courses provided for normal 
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children.

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    (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled

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in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses 
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if those
pupils request to be excused for any of the following 
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reasons: (1) for
ongoing participation in an interscholastic

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athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are 
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required for
admission to an institution of higher learning, 
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provided that failure to
take such classes will result in the 
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pupil being denied admission to the
institution of his or her 
 


 









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choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes
which are required 
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for graduation from high school, provided that failure to
take 
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such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. 
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A school
board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 
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enrolled in a marching band
program for credit from engaging in 
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physical education courses if those pupils
request to be 
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excused for ongoing participation in such marching band

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program. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 
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through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps 
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(ROTC) program sponsored by the school
district from engaging 
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in physical education courses.
School boards which choose to 
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exercise this authority shall establish a policy
to excuse 
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pupils on an individual basis.

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    (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the 
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provisions of
Section 27-22.05.

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(Source: P.A. 88-269; 89-155, eff. 7-19-95; 89-175, eff. 
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7-19-95; 89-626,
eff. 8-9-96.)

 



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    (105 ILCS 5/27-7)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-7)



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    Sec. 27-7. Physical education course of study.
Purposes of 
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courses in physical education and
training - Courses of 
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instruction.
A physical education course of study shall include 
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a developmentally planned and sequential curriculum  that 
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fosters the development of movement skills, enhances 
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health-related fitness, increases students' knowledge, offers 
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direct opportunities to learn how to work cooperatively in a 
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group setting, and encourages healthy habits and attitudes for 
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a healthy lifestyle. A physical education course of study shall 
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provide students with an opportunity for an appropriate amount 
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of daily physical activity.  A physical education course of 
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study must be part of the regular school curriculum and not 
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extra-curricular in nature or organization.
Courses in 
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physical education and training shall be for the following

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purposes:

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    1. to develop organic vigor;

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    2. to provide bodily and emotional poise;

 


 









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    3. to provide neuro-muscular training;

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    4. to prevent or correct certain postural defects;

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    5. to develop strength and endurance;

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    6. to develop desirable moral and social qualities;

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    7. to promote hygienic school and home life; and

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    8. to secure scientific supervision of the sanitation and 
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safety of
school buildings, playgrounds, athletic fields and 
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equipment thereof.

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    The State Board of Education
shall prepare and make

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available guidelines for the various grades and types of 
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schools in
order to make effective the purposes set forth in 
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this section and the
requirements provided in Section 27-6, and 
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shall see that the general
provisions and intent of Sections 
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27-5 to 27-9, inclusive, are
enforced.

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(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.