Full Text of HB3053 98th General Assembly
HB3053 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB3053 Introduced , by Rep. Emily McAsey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 105 ILCS 5/27-6 | from Ch. 122, par. 27-6 |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that, if requested, a school board is authorized to excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if the pupil is a child with a disability, is participating in an athletic program outside of the school setting that is equivalent to a varsity athletic program at his or her school, and documents such participation in a manner determined by the school board. Effective July 1, 2013.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 5 | | 27-6 as follows:
| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/27-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
| 7 | | Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special | 8 | | activities.
| 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
| 14 | | compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
| 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.
| 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.
| 2 | | (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
| 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
| 6 | | athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are | 7 | | required for
admission to an institution of higher learning, | 8 | | provided that failure to
take such classes will result in the | 9 | | pupil being denied admission to the
institution of his or her | 10 | | choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes
which are required | 11 | | for graduation from high school, provided that failure to
take | 12 | | such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. | 13 | | A school
board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 | 14 | | enrolled in a marching band
program for credit from engaging in | 15 | | physical education courses if those pupils
request to be | 16 | | excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
| 17 | | program. In addition, a pupil
in any of grades 3 through 12 who | 18 | | is eligible for special education may be excused if the pupil's | 19 | | parent or guardian agrees that the pupil
must utilize the time | 20 | | set aside for physical education to receive special education | 21 | | support and services or, if there is no agreement, the | 22 | | individualized education program team for the pupil determines | 23 | | that the pupil must utilize the time set aside for physical | 24 | | education to receive special education support and services, | 25 | | which agreement or determination must be made a part of the | 26 | | individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring |
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| 1 | | adapted physical education must receive that service in | 2 | | accordance with the individualized education program developed | 3 | | for the pupil. If requested, a school board is authorized to | 4 | | excuse a pupil from engaging in a physical education course if | 5 | | the pupil is a child with a disability as defined in Article 14 | 6 | | of this Code, is participating in an athletic program outside | 7 | | of the school setting that is equivalent to a varsity athletic | 8 | | program at his or her school, and documents such participation | 9 | | in a manner determined by the school board. A school board may | 10 | | also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve | 11 | | Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program sponsored by the school
| 12 | | district from engaging in physical education courses.
School | 13 | | boards which choose to exercise this authority shall establish | 14 | | a policy
to excuse pupils on an individual basis.
| 15 | | (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | 16 | | provisions of
Section 27-22.05.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-198, eff. 1-1-06; | 18 | | 94-200, eff. 7-12-05; 94-1098, eff. 2-2-07; 95-331, eff. | 19 | | 8-21-07.)
| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 21 | | 2013.
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