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1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 27-6 as follows:
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6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
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7 | Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | activities.
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9 | (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | universities engaged in
preparing teachers shall be required to | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | engage
daily during the school day, except on block scheduled | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | days for those public schools engaged in block scheduling, in | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | courses of physical education for such
periods as are
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14 | compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
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15 | individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | excuses
are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | guardian or by a person
licensed under the Medical Practice Act | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | of 1987 and except as provided in
subsection (b) of this | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section.
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20 | Special activities in physical education shall be provided | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | for pupils
whose physical or emotional condition, as determined | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | by a person licensed
under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | prevents their participation in the
courses provided for normal |
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1 | children.
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2 | (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
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3 | in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses | ||||||
4 | if those
pupils request to be excused for any of the following | ||||||
5 | reasons: (1) for
ongoing participation in an interscholastic
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6 | athletic program or a marching band program ; (2) to enroll in | ||||||
7 | academic classes which are required for
admission to an | ||||||
8 | institution of higher learning, provided that failure to
take | ||||||
9 | such classes will result in the pupil being denied admission to | ||||||
10 | the
institution of his or her choice; or (3) to enroll in | ||||||
11 | academic classes
which are required for graduation from high | ||||||
12 | school, provided that failure to
take such classes will result | ||||||
13 | in the pupil being unable to graduate. A school
board may also | ||||||
14 | excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled in a marching | ||||||
15 | band
program for credit from engaging in physical education | ||||||
16 | courses if those pupils
request to be excused for ongoing | ||||||
17 | participation in such marching band
program. In addition, a | ||||||
18 | pupil
in any of grades 3 through 12 who is eligible for special | ||||||
19 | education may be excused if the pupil's parent or guardian | ||||||
20 | agrees that the pupil
must utilize the time set aside for | ||||||
21 | physical education to receive special education support and | ||||||
22 | services or, if there is no agreement, the individualized | ||||||
23 | education program team for the pupil determines that the pupil | ||||||
24 | must utilize the time set aside for physical education to | ||||||
25 | receive special education support and services, which | ||||||
26 | agreement or determination must be made a part of the |
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1 | individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring | ||||||
2 | adapted physical education must receive that service in | ||||||
3 | accordance with the individualized education program developed | ||||||
4 | for the pupil. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades | ||||||
5 | 9 through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps | ||||||
6 | (ROTC) program sponsored by the school
district from engaging | ||||||
7 | in physical education courses.
School boards which choose to | ||||||
8 | exercise this authority shall establish a policy
to excuse | ||||||
9 | pupils on an individual basis.
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10 | (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
11 | provisions of
Section 27-22.05.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-198, eff. 1-1-06; | ||||||
13 | 94-200, eff. 7-12-05; 94-1098, eff. 2-2-07; 95-331, eff. | ||||||
14 | 8-21-07.)
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