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Public Act 094-1098
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LRB094 17001 NHT 52282 b |
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AN ACT concerning education.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section |
27-6 as follows:
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(105 ILCS 5/27-6) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-6)
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Sec. 27-6. Courses in physical education required; special |
activities.
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(a) Pupils enrolled in the public schools and State |
universities engaged in
preparing teachers shall be required to |
engage
daily during the school day, except on block scheduled |
days for those public schools engaged in block scheduling, in |
courses of physical education for such
periods as are
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compatible with the optimum growth and developmental needs of
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individuals at the various age levels except when appropriate |
excuses
are submitted to the school by a pupil's parent or |
guardian or by a person
licensed under the Medical Practice Act |
of 1987 and except as provided in
subsection (b) of this |
Section.
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Special activities in physical education shall be provided |
for pupils
whose physical or emotional condition, as determined |
by a person licensed
under the Medical Practice Act of 1987, |
prevents their participation in the
courses provided for normal |
children.
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(b) A school board is authorized to excuse pupils enrolled
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in grades 11 and 12 from engaging in physical education courses |
if those
pupils request to be excused for any of the following |
reasons: (1) for
ongoing participation in an interscholastic
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athletic program; (2) to enroll in academic classes which are |
required for
admission to an institution of higher learning, |
provided that failure to
take such classes will result in the |
pupil being denied admission to the
institution of his or her |
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choice; or (3) to enroll in academic classes
which are required |
for graduation from high school, provided that failure to
take |
such classes will result in the pupil being unable to graduate. |
A school
board may also excuse pupils in grades 9 through 12 |
enrolled in a marching band
program for credit from engaging in |
physical education courses if those pupils
request to be |
excused for ongoing participation in such marching band
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program. In addition, a pupil
school board may excuse
pupils
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any of grades 3
9 through 12 who is eligible for special |
education may be excused if the pupil's parent or guardian |
agrees that the pupil
those pupils
must utilize the time set |
aside for physical education to receive special education |
support and services or, if there is no agreement, the |
individualized education program team for the pupil determines |
that the pupil must utilize the time set aside for physical |
education to receive special education support and services, |
which agreement or determination must be made a part of the |
individualized education program. However, a pupil requiring |
adapted physical education must receive that service in |
accordance with the individualized education program developed |
for the pupil. A school board may also excuse pupils in grades |
9 through 12 enrolled
in a Reserve Officer's Training Corps |
(ROTC) program sponsored by the school
district from engaging |
in physical education courses.
School boards which choose to |
exercise this authority shall establish a policy
to excuse |
pupils on an individual basis.
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(c) The provisions of this Section are subject to the |
provisions of
Section 27-22.05.
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(Source: P.A. 94-189, eff. 7-12-05; 94-198, eff. 1-1-06; |
94-200, eff. 7-12-05; revised 8-19-05.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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