May 20, 2010, Introduced by Senator SWITALSKI 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 and Each
public school shall establish
and provide a program of 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 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).
(3) Subject to subsection (4), in providing physical education
and health education under this section, the governing board of
each public school shall ensure that all of the following are met:
(a) For each of grades K to 5, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 150 minutes of physical education each full
school week for the entire school year.
(b) For each of grades 6 to 12, the public school shall
provide for all pupils at least 225 minutes of physical education
each full school week for the entire school year.
(c) For pupils in all grades, the public school shall provide
for all pupils at least 50 hours of health education each school
year.
(4) 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 subsection (3)(a) or (b), 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. The superintendent of public instruction may
approve such an alternative schedule if it provides, on average, at
least as much physical education on a weekly basis as required
under subsection (3)(a) and (b).
(5) 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.