Rep. ERICKSON proposes the following amendment (LC-3195.WAB0003H):

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

  (2) Beginning in the 2006-072028-2029 school yearSchool Year,students in kindergarten through fifth grade must be provided a minimum of one hundred fifty minutes a week of physical education and physical activity, with a minimum of one structured physical education course per yeara majority of which must be physical education. 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 week 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 yeara majority of which must be physical education. 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.

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

 (B) A student may be exempted from physical education requirements in Section 59-29-80(A) and Section 59-10-10(A) by seeking a waiver from the local school board of trustees. The local board may grant such a request based on the following criteria:
  (1) The student must present a statement by his attending physician indicating that participation in physical education will jeopardize the student's health and well-being; or
  (2)(a) The parent and student must show that the student's attending physical education classes will violate their religious beliefs and would not be merely a matter of personal objection; and
   (b) the parent or student must be members of a recognized religious faith that objects to physical education as part of its official doctrine or creed.; or
  (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
   (b) the school has made reasonable efforts to accommodate the student's participation in physical education.
    (4)(a) For students in eighth grade who seek middle school level physical education credit, a student taking three or more units of ninth grade or higher work for high school credit; and
     (b) the school has made reasonable efforts to accommodate the student's participation in physical education.
  The local board shall encourage the student to take, as an alternative to physical education, appropriate instruction in health education or other instruction in lifestyle modification if an exemption is granted pursuant to this section.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.