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| 1 | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section | ||||||
| 5 | 27-6 as follows:
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| 6 | (105 ILCS 5/27-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
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| 7 | Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education - Special | ||||||
| 8 | activities.
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| 9 | (a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State | ||||||
| 10 | universities engaged in
preparing teachers shall, as soon as | ||||||
| 11 | practicable, be required to engage
daily, during the school | ||||||
| 12 | day, in courses of physical education for such
periods as are | ||||||
| 13 | compatible with the optimum growth and development needs of
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| 14 | individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate | ||||||
| 15 | excuses
are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or | ||||||
| 16 | guardian or by a person
licensed under the Medical Practice Act | ||||||
| 17 | of 1987 and except as provided in
subsection (b) of this | ||||||
| 18 | Section.
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| 19 | Special activities in physical education shall be provided | ||||||
| 20 | for pupils
whose physical or emotional condition, as determined | ||||||
| 21 | by a person licensed
under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, | ||||||
| 22 | prevents their participation in the
courses provided for normal | ||||||
| 23 | children.
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| 24 | (b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
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| 25 | in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses | ||||||
| 26 | if those
pupils request to be excused for any of the following | ||||||
| 27 | reasons: (1) for
ongoing participation in an interscholastic
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| 28 | athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are | ||||||
| 29 | required for
admission to an institution of higher learning, | ||||||
| 30 | provided that failure to
take such classes will result in the | ||||||
| 31 | pupil being denied admission to the
institution of his or her | ||||||
| 32 | choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes
which are required | ||||||
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| 1 | for graduation from high school, provided that failure to
take | ||||||
| 2 | such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. | ||||||
| 3 | A school
board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 | ||||||
| 4 | enrolled in a marching band
program for credit from engaging in | ||||||
| 5 | physical education courses if those pupils
request to be | ||||||
| 6 | excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
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| 7 | program. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 | ||||||
| 8 | through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps | ||||||
| 9 | (ROTC) program sponsored by the school
district from engaging | ||||||
| 10 | in physical education courses. A school board may also excuse | ||||||
| 11 | pupils in grades 9 through 12 from engaging in physical | ||||||
| 12 | education courses if (i) the pupil is getting substantial | ||||||
| 13 | physical activity from participating in athletic training and | ||||||
| 14 | competition in a sport under the auspices of a national | ||||||
| 15 | governing board that is recognized by and affiliated with an | ||||||
| 16 | international sports federation, (ii) the pupil has | ||||||
| 17 | competitively placed in the top 10 of the competitors in State, | ||||||
| 18 | regional, or national competitions of the sport, (iii) the | ||||||
| 19 | parent or guardian has provided documentation of such training | ||||||
| 20 | and recognition, and (iv) the pupil completes alternative | ||||||
| 21 | coursework in physical education, as determined by the school | ||||||
| 22 | district.
School boards which choose to exercise this authority | ||||||
| 23 | shall establish a policy
to excuse pupils on an individual | ||||||
| 24 | basis.
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| 25 | (c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the | ||||||
| 26 | provisions of
Section 27-22.05.
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| 27 | (Source: P.A. 88-269; 89-155, eff. 7-19-95; 89-175, eff. | ||||||
| 28 | 7-19-95; 89-626,
eff. 8-9-96.)
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| 29 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 30 | becoming law.
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