Senate Bill No. 138

Introduced by Senator Fuller

January 26, 2015

An act to amend Section 51222 of, and to add Section 51247 to, the Education Code, relating to physical education.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 138, as introduced, Fuller. Physical education: exemption: high school rodeo.

Existing law requires a pupil to attend the courses of physical education for a total period of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays unless the pupil is excused or exempted from that requirement.

This bill would authorize the governing board of a school district to exempt a 4-year or senior high school pupil from attending courses of physical education if the pupil is engaged in high school rodeo after regular school hours. The bill would also make a conforming change, correct cross-references, and make nonsubstantive 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, begin insert 51242, 51246, or 51247, end insert shall be
required to attend begin delete upon the end delete courses of physical education for a
total period of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10
schooldays. begin delete Any end delete begin insert A end insert pupil may be excused from physical education
classes during one of grades 10, 11, or 12 for not to exceed 24
begin delete clock end delete hours in order to participate in automobile driver training.
begin delete Such end delete begin insert A end insert pupil who is excused from physical education classes to
enroll in begin insert automobile end insert driver training shall attend begin delete upon end delete a minimum
of 7,000 minutes of physical education instruction during begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert
school year.

(b) The governing board of begin delete each end delete begin insert a end insert 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 begin insert exempted end insert pupils begin delete so exempted end delete a variety of elective physical
education courses of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays.

SEC. 2.  

Section 51247 is added to the Education Code, to read:

51247.  

The governing board of a school district may exempt
a four-year or senior high school pupil from attending courses of
physical education if the pupil is engaged in high school rodeo
carried on wholly or partially after regular school hours.