Bill Text: MI SB0365 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; curricula; physical education requirement; revise. Amends sec. 1502 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1502).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-19 - Referred To Committee On Appropriations [SB0365 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0365-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 365
March 12, 2009, Introduced by Senators GEORGE, GARCIA, THOMAS, KAHN, PAPPAGEORGE, SANBORN and SWITALSKI and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1502 (MCL 380.1502), as amended by 1993 PA 335.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
1502. (1) Health and Each
public school shall establish
and provide physical education and health education for pupils of
both
sexes. shall be established and provided in all public
schools
of
this state. Subject to subsection (2), each Each pupil attending
public
school in this state who is physically fit and capable of
doing
so shall take the course courses in
physical education and
health education. All of the following apply to physical education
and health education:
(a) As part of providing physical education under this
section, the governing board of a public school shall ensure both
of the following:
(i) For each of grades K to 5, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 30 minutes of physical education at least 2
days per week for the entire school year.
(ii) For each of grades 6 to 8, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 45 minutes of physical education every
school day for at least 1 semester.
(b) As part of providing health education under this section,
the governing board of a public school shall ensure both of the
following:
(i) For each of grades K to 5, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 15 hours of health education per school
year.
(ii) For each of grades 6 to 8, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 50 hours of health education per school
year.
(c) The governing board of a public school shall ensure that
class size for physical education and for health education is
consistent with class size for other subject areas and other
classrooms.
(d) The department shall establish guidelines for physical
education that are consistent with the physical education
standards, grade level content expectations, the state board's
policy on quality physical education, and the best available
scientific research concerning physical education. The governing
board of a public school shall ensure that the public school
follows these guidelines.
(e) The department shall establish guidelines for health
education that are consistent with the health education standards,
grade level content expectations, the state board's policy on
quality physical education, and the best available scientific
research concerning health education. The governing board of a
public school shall ensure that the public school follows these
guidelines.
(2)
A public school district may shall not credit a pupil's
participation in extracurricular athletics or other extracurricular
activities involving physical activity as meeting the physical
education requirement for the pupil under subsection (1).
