Senator Graham proposes the following amendment (SEDU-3195.KG0008S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 59-10-10(A)(2), (3), and (4) and inserting:

  (2) Beginning in the 2006-072026-2027 2028-2029 school yearSchool Year, students in kindergarten through fifth grade must be provided a minimum of one hundred and fifty minutes a week of physical education and physical activity, with a minimum of one structured physical education course per year. one hundred fifty minutes a week of physical education and physical activity. In 2006-07, a minimum of sixty minutes a week must be provided in physical education, and as Section 59-10-20 is phased in, the minimum time for physical education must be increased to ninety minutes a weekone hour and thirty minutes of physical education weekly. Students in sixth grade through eighth grade must be provided a minimum of sixty hours of physical education and/or physical activity during each school year, with a minimum of one structured physical education course per year. Physical education courses offered in kindergarten through eighth grade must meet academic standards adopted by the State Board of Education. The certified physical education teacher to student ratio is designed to provide students in kindergarten through fiftheighth grade with scheduled physical education either every day or on alternate days throughout the school year and must be based on the South Carolina Physical Education Curriculum Standards. The student to teacher ratio in a physical education class may not exceed the average student to teacher ratio of 28 to 1as specified in the defined program. An individual student's fitness status must be reported to his parent or guardian during a student's fifth grade, eighth grade, and high school physical education courses. The physical activity must be planned and coordinated by the certified/licensed Physical Education Activity Director pursuant to Section 59-10-30.
  (3) Every student in four-year-old kindergarten through eighth fifth grade must be provided a minimum of twenty minutes of unstructured outdoor recess daily, with allowance for short-term interruption not to exceed three consecutive school days due to facility and staffing availability, in addition to the time required to meet existing physical education standards of this title and other academic curriculum requirements.
  (4) In the event of inclement weather, the school shall hold recess period indoors as conducive to allowing physical activity as practical. Recess periods may not be used to fulfill any curriculum or physical education requirements and cannot be removed as a form of punishment to an individual or group more than two days per week.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, by striking Section 59-10-30(C) and inserting:

 (C) Noncertified staff or adult volunteers may assist in implementing or supervising these structured physical activities, including the daily recess requirement in Section 59-10-30(A) 59-10-10(A), if approved by the district superintendent. If volunteers are used, appropriate liability insurance must be provided. The director annually shall submit to the principal a report outlining the additional physical activities for students.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 4, by striking Section 59-29-80(B)(3)(a) and inserting:

  (3)(a) For students in seventh or eighth grade who seek middle school level physical education credit, a student taking units of ninth grade or higher work for high school credit at an off-campus location; and

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 6 and inserting:

SECTION 6. The provisions of this act must be fully implemented by July 1, 20272028.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.