Current Status Bill Number:246 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970123 Primary Sponsor:Jackson All Sponsors:Jackson and Short Drafted Document Number:res1237.dj Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Education Committee 04 SED Subject:Physical education course requirement, Schools and School Districts, curriculum
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19970123 Introduced, read first time, 04 SED
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS IN SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING IN A DISCIPLINE THAT PROVIDES FOR A COMPARABLE AMOUNT OF RIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MAY BE DEEMED EQUIVALENT TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION AND MAY BE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF SUCH INSTRUCTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-29-80(A), as last amended by Act 368 of 1996, of the 1976 Code is further amended to read:
"Section 59-29-80. (A) There shall be established and provided in all the The public schools of this State must provide physical education, training and instruction of pupils of both sexes, and every pupil attending any school, in so far as he is physically fit and able to do so, shall must take the course or courses provided by this section. Suitable modified courses shall must be provided for students physically or mentally unable or unfit to take the course or courses prescribed for normal other pupils. However, in any public school which that offers a military or naval ROTC program sponsored by one of the military services of the United States, training in such a program may be deemed equivalent to physical education instruction, and may be accepted in lieu of such instruction for all purposes, academic or nonacademic, as may hereinafter be provided. Training in a discipline that provides a comparable amount of rigorous physical activity, as determined by the Department of Education, may also be deemed equivalent to physical education instruction and may be accepted in lieu of such instruction."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.