Amended in Senate March 18, 2015

Senate Bill No. 138

Introduced by Senator Fuller

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(Coauthor: Senator Bates)

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bigelow and Grove)

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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 amended, 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, 51242, 51246, or 51247, shall be
required to attend courses of physical education for a total period
of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays. A pupil
may be excused from physical education classes during one of
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in order to participate in automobile driver training. A pupil who
is excused from physical education classes to enroll in automobile
driver training shall attend a minimum of 7,000 minutes of physical
education instruction during the school year.

(b) The governing board of 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 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.