BILL NUMBER: AB 1279	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Conway

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to amend Section 51222 of the Education Code, relating to
school curriculum.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1279, as introduced, Conway. School curriculum: physical
education.
   Existing law requires all pupils to attend courses of physical
education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes
each 10 schooldays, subject to specified exemptions.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
   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 physical education for a total period of time of
not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays.  Any 
 A pupil may be excused from physical education classes
during one of grades 10, 11, or 12 for not to exceed 24 clock hours
in order to participate in automobile driver training.  Such
  A  pupil who is excused from physical education
classes to enroll in  automobile  driver training shall
attend  upon  a minimum of 7,000 minutes of physical
education instruction during  such   the 
school year.
   (b) The governing board of  each   a 
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.