BILL NUMBER: AB 351	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Salas

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2009

   An act to amend Section 51222 of the Education Code, relating to
physical education.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 351, as introduced, Salas. Physical education.
   Existing law requires all pupils who are not otherwise exempt to
attend courses in physical education for a total period of time of
not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays.
   This bill would require that specified programs and courses
qualify toward meeting this requirement, including interscholastic
athletic programs, marching band, drill team, and Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corps. The bill would make other technical and
clarifying changes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51222 of the Education Code is amended to read:

   51222.  (a) All pupils, except pupils excused or exempted pursuant
to Section 51241, shall be required to attend  upon the
 courses  of   in  physical
education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes
each 10 schooldays. Any   For purposes of this
subdivision, the following courses and programs shall qualify toward
meeting this requirement:  
   (1) Interscholastic athletic programs.  
   (2) Marching band.  
   (3) Drill team.  
   (4) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. 
    (b)     Any  pupil may be excused from
physical education classes during one of grades 10, 11, or 12 for
 not to exceed 24 clock hours   a time period
less than 24 hours  in order to participate in automobile driver
training.  Such   A  pupil who is excused
from physical education classes to enroll in driver training shall
attend  upon  a minimum of 7,000 minutes of physical
education instruction during  such   that 
school year. 
   (b) 
    (c)  The governing board of each school district that
maintains a high school and that elects to exempt pupils from
required attendance in physical education courses pursuant to
paragraph (1) or (2) or both of subdivision (b) of Section 51241
shall offer those  exempted  pupils  so exempted
 a variety of elective physical education courses of not
less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays.