BILL NUMBER: SB 1290	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	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, as amended, 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  , commencing with the 2011-12 school year,
 would require the State Board of Education to include
self-defense instruction, as defined, and safety instruction, as
defined, in the  next revision of the  physical education
 model content standards   framework for pupils
in grades 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12  .
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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) Commencing with the 2011-12 school year, the State
Board of Education shall include self-defense instruction and safety
instruction in the physical education model content standards for
pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive. Self-defense training shall be
incorporated into grade 9 or high school physical education course 1
standards. 
    51223.3.    (a) During the next revision of the
physical education framework, the state board 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.