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A2456Assembly2017-2018 Session

Sports Exempts Gym Class

Official title

“Exempts students participating in interscholastic sports from physical education classes”

Sponsor Phil SteckAD-110Affects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Education

What's happening

This bill exempts students who participate in interscholastic sports from physical education classes during their sports season.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces redundancy for student-athletes. Students who are already engaging in physically demanding interscholastic sports would not have to participate in separate physical education (PE) classes during their sports season, potentially reducing overexertion and scheduling conflicts.

  2. Frees up academic time. By exempting student-athletes from PE during their sport season, students may have more flexibility in their schedules to focus on academics, electives, or other extracurricular activities.

  3. Acknowledges sports as physical education. The bill recognizes interscholastic sports as a valid substitute for PE requirements, potentially encouraging more students to participate in school sports and valuing their physical activity outside the traditional PE setting.

  4. Temporary exemption only. The exemption applies strictly for the duration of the sports season, meaning students would still need to fulfill PE requirements outside their sports participation period, maintaining overall fitness education standards.

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Sports Exempts Gym Class

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Phil Steck

Assembly Member · Assembly District 110

Chair, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

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History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Referred to education

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

2456

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 20, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exemption from physical education classes for students participating in interscholastic sports

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 803 of the education law, as amended by chapter 118 of the laws of 1957, is amended to read as follows:

1. All pupils above the age of eight years in all elementary and secondary schools, shall receive as part of the prescribed courses of instruction therein such physical education under the direction of the commissioner of education as the regents may determine. Such courses shall be designed to aid in the well-rounded education of pupils and in the development of character, citizenship, physical fitness, health and the worthy use of leisure. Pupils above such age attending the public schools shall be required to attend upon such prescribed courses of instruction. Pupils participating in interscholastic sports shall be exempt, only for the duration of the interscholastic sport season, from the prescribed courses of physical education required by this section.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD07652-01-7

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