Section 33352 Of Article 3. Educational Programs From California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department shall exercise general supervision over
the courses of physical education in elementary and secondary schools
of the state; advise school officials, school boards, and teachers
in the development and improvement of their physical education and
activity programs; and investigate the work in physical education in
the public schools.
(b) The department shall ensure that the data collected through
the categorical program monitoring indicates the extent to which each
school within the jurisdiction of a school district or county office
of education does all of the following that are applicable to the
school:
(1) Provides instruction in physical education for a total period
of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays to pupils in
grades 1 to 6, inclusive, as required pursuant to subdivision (g) of
Section 51210.
(2) Provides instruction in physical education for a total period
of time of not less than 400 minutes each 10 schooldays to pupils in
grades 7 to 12, inclusive, as required pursuant to subdivision (a)
of Section 51222.
(3) Provides instruction in physical education for a total period
of time of not less than 200 minutes each 10 schooldays to pupils in
an elementary school maintaining grades 1 to 8, inclusive, as
required pursuant to Section 51233.
(4) Conducts physical fitness testing of pupils as required
pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 60800) of Part 33.
(5) Includes the results of physical fitness testing of pupils in
the school accountability report card as required pursuant to
subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section
33126.
(6) Offers pupils exempted from required attendance in physical
education courses pursuant to paragraph (1) of either subdivision (b)
or (c) of Section 51241 a variety of elective physical education
courses of not less than 400 minutes every 10 schooldays.
(7) Provides a course of study in physical education to pupils in
any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, that includes a developmentally
appropriate sequence of instruction, including the effects of
physical activity upon dynamic health, the mechanics of body
movement, aquatics, gymnastics and tumbling, individual and dual
sports, rhythms and dance, team sports, and combatives.
(8) Provides instruction in physical education to pupils that
provides equal opportunities for participation regardless of gender.
(9) Provides instruction in physical education to pupils in any of
grades 1 to 12, inclusive, by physical education teachers who hold
appropriate teaching credentials issued by the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing.
(c) The department annually shall do both of the following:
(1) Submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature that
summarizes the data collected through categorical program monitoring
regarding the items described in paragraphs (1) to (9), inclusive, of
subdivision (b).
(2) Post a summary of the data collected through categorical
program monitoring regarding the items described in paragraphs (1) to
(9), inclusive, of subdivision (b) on the Internet Web site of the
department.