South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 1204

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Sheheen and Bennett
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18916ab16.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 6, 2016
Introduced in the House on May 31, 2016
Last Amended on May 17, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: Physical education instruction

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/6/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    4/6/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   5/12/2016  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   5/17/2016          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/17/2016  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 22)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22)
   5/17/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22)
   5/26/2016  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 20)
   5/31/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 5)
   5/31/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works 
                        (House Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/6/2016
5/12/2016
5/17/2016
5/17/2016-A

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 17, 2016

S. 1204

Introduced by Senator Sheheen

S. Printed 5/17/16--S.

Read the first time April 6, 2016.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-80, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO AS TO PROVIDE MARCHING BAND INSTRUCTION BASED ON THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS MUST BE CONSIDERED THE EQUIVALENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 59-29-80(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    There shall be is established and provided in all the public schools of this State physical education, training, and instruction of pupils of both sexes and. Every pupil attending any public school, in so far as he is physically fit and able to do so, shall take the course or courses provided by this section. Suitable modified courses shall must be provided for students physically or mentally unable or unfit to take the course or courses prescribed for normal pupils. However, in any public school which that offers a military or naval ROTC program sponsored by one of the military services of the United States, training in such a program may be deemed considered to be the equivalent to of physical education instruction, and may be accepted in lieu of such instruction for all purposes, academic or nonacademic, as may hereinafter be provided. Additionally, in a public school that offers instruction in marching band based on the South Carolina Academic Standards for the Visual and Performing Arts, and which incorporates the South Carolina Academic Standards for Physical Education, this instruction may be considered to be the equivalent of physical education instruction, and may be accepted in lieu of physical education instruction for all purposes."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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