May 17, 2007, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, GARCIA, BASHAM, BARCIA, JACOBS, BRATER, KAHN and CLARKE and referred to the Committee on Education.
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 Each
public school shall establish and
provide a program of health and physical 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 in physical education.
(2)
A school district may 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). All of the
following apply to the provision of physical education under this
section:
(a) Not later than the 2007-2008 school year, the governing
board of each public school shall ensure that all of the following
are met, as applicable:
(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 school week, and at least 60 minutes of health education
each school week, for the entire school year.
(ii) For pupils in grades 6 to 8, the public school shall
provide for all pupils at least 45 minutes of physical education
each school day, and at least 225 minutes of health education each
school week, for at least the equivalent of 1 school year.
(b) Not later than the 2010-2011 school year, the governing
board of each public school shall ensure that all of the following
are met, as applicable:
(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 3
days per school week, and at least 90 minutes of health education
each school week, for the entire school year.
(ii) For pupils in grades 6 to 8, the public school shall
provide for all pupils at least 45 minutes of physical education
each school day, and at least 225 minutes of health education each
school week, for at least the equivalent of 2 school years or 4
semesters.
(c) Not later than the 2015-2016 school year, the governing
board of each public school shall ensure that all of the following
are met, as applicable:
(i) For each of grades K to 5, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 30 minutes of physical education each
school day, and at least 150 minutes of health education each
school 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 each
school day, and at least 225 minutes of health education each
school week, for the entire school year.
(d) At all grade levels for grades K to 8, the governing board
of each public school shall ensure that the pupil-to-teacher ratio
in physical education classes and health education classes is
substantially equivalent to that ratio in other subject areas and
classes.
(e) If a public school is providing more physical education or
health education than required under subdivisions (a) to (c), the
public school is encouraged to continue to do so.
(f) If a public school has a scheduling system, such as block
scheduling, that does not allow the public school to comply with
the requirements of subdivisions (a) to (c), the governing board of
the public school may apply to the superintendent of public
instruction for approval of an alternative schedule for provision
of physical education or health education, or both. The
superintendent of public instruction may approve such an
alternative schedule if it provides, on average, at least as much
physical education and health education on a weekly basis as
required under subdivisions (a) to (c).
(3) At least biennially, the department, in collaboration with
the department of community health, shall report information to the
legislature on physical education and health education practices
and curriculum requirements in the public schools.