March 20, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Proos, Garfield, Pearce, Shaffer, Horn, Bauer, LaJoy, Nofs, Moolenaar, Opsommer, Griffin, Alma Smith and Stahl 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 physical education for pupils of
both sexes shall be established and provided in all public schools
of
this state. Subject to subsection (2) (4), 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) The board of a school district or board of directors of a
public school academy shall develop and adopt a local policy for
physical education that ensures that physical education is provided
for all pupils. The board or board of directors shall submit this
local policy to the department not later than December 31, 2008.
(3) Not later than September 1, 2008, the department, in
consultation with the governor's council on physical fitness,
health, and sports, shall develop and make available to school
districts and public school academies a model physical education
policy that may be adopted for the purposes of this section.
(4) (2)
A If provided in the school district's or public
school academy's local policy adopted under this section, a school
district or public school academy 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) the
policy.