BILL NUMBER: SB 1290 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 25, 2010
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY AUGUST 23, 2010
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 23, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 28, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 14, 2010
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 23, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Senator Kehoe
(Coauthor: Assembly Member Saldana)
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
An act to add Section 51223.3 to the Education Code, relating to
physical education.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1290, Kehoe. Physical education: self-defense and safety
instruction.
Existing law requires that all pupils in grades 7 to 12,
inclusive, except those excused or exempted pursuant to a prescribed
provisions of law, attend physical education courses for a total
period of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays.
Pursuant to its authority to issue program guidelines to serve as
models or examples, the State Board of Education has adopted physical
education model content standards for California public schools.
This bill would require the State Board of Education and the
Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission to
include self-defense instruction, as defined, and safety instruction,
as defined, in the next revision of the physical education framework
for pupils in grades 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 51223.3 is added to the Education Code, to
read:
51223.3. (a) During the next revision of the physical education
framework, the state board and the Curriculum Development and
Supplemental Materials Commission shall include self-defense
instruction and safety instruction in that framework for pupils in
grades 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12.
(b) As used in this section:
(1) "Safety instruction" includes, but is not necessarily limited
to, awareness and avoidance of potentially dangerous situations.
(2) "Self-defense instruction" includes, but is not necessarily
limited to, martial arts, boxing, and other defensive techniques.