South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 3152

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter 

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3152
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970114
Primary Sponsor:                   Cromer 
All Sponsors:                      Cromer and Haskins
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5218sd.97
Residing Body:                     House
Current Committee:                 Education and Public Works
                                   Committee 21 HEPW
Subject:                           Physical education course
                                   requirement in school districts,
                                   curriculum
History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
House   19970114  Introduced, read first time,             21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   19970108  Prefiled, referred to Committee          21 HEPW
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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REQUIRED COURSES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS STATE AND EXCEPTIONS FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A ROTC PROGRAM, SO AS TO ALSO PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A DANCE PROGRAM CONSISTING OF AT LEAST TWO SEMESTERS OF DANCE WHERE COURSE CREDITS ARE EARNED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 59-29-80(A) of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 368 of 1996, is further amended to read:

"(A) There shall be established and provided in all the public schools of this State 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 take the course or courses provided by this section. Suitable modified courses shall be provided for students physically or mentally unable or unfit to take the course or courses prescribed for normal pupils. However, in any public school which offers a military or naval ROTC program sponsored by one of the military services of the United States, or which offers a dance program consisting of at least two semesters of dance where course credits are earned, 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."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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