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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1927
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1927 on page 4,
3 line 8, by replacing "waiver or modification from" with
4 "waiver from or modification to"; and
5 on page 4, by replacing lines 12 through 34 with the
6 following:
7 "(e) This subsection (e) applies to a request for a
8 waiver from or modification to a physical education mandate
9 contained in the Spring 2002 report or any subsequent report
10 filed with the General Assembly by the State Board of
11 Education. A school district making application for a waiver
12 from or modification to a physical education mandate must
13 provide baseline data in the application to show how well its
14 students are meeting State learning standards in physical
15 development and health.
16 (1) An approved waiver from or modification to a
17 physical education mandate requested for curriculum
18 purposes may be effective for no more than 2 school years
19 and may be renewed upon application by the school
20 district if the school district provides, in the
21 application, (i) proof of academic achievement or
22 improvement due to the waiver or modification in the
23 curriculum area or areas addressed in the original waiver
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1 or modification request and (ii) documentation that State
2 learning standards for physical development and health
3 are being met by a majority of those students who have
4 been exempted from physical education as a result of the
5 waiver or modification.
6 (2) An approved waiver from or modification to a
7 physical education mandate requested because of a lack of
8 physical facilities may be effective for no more than 3
9 school years and may be renewed upon application by the
10 school district if the school district explains, in the
11 application, (i) how the school district has attempted to
12 alleviate the facilities problem and (ii) how well the
13 school district has met State learning standards in
14 physical development and health.
15 (3) An approved waiver from or modification to a
16 physical education mandate requested for any other reason
17 may be effective for no more than one school year and may
18 be renewed upon application by the school district if the
19 school district provides, in the application, evidence of
20 (i) the benefits or positive outcomes associated with the
21 waiver or modification and (ii) how well the school
22 district has met State learning standards in physical
23 development and health.
24 The waiver or modification may be changed by a school board
25 within the period provided in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of
26 this subsection (e), whichever is applicable, by following
27 the procedure set forth in this Section for the initial
28 waiver or modification request. If neither the State Board
29 of Education nor the General Assembly disapproves, the change
30 is deemed granted."; and
31 on page 5, by deleting lines 1 through 10.