No. CS/SB 556
Filed under Education.
Requirements for a Standard High School Diploma; Providing that students can substitute marching band experience for physical education and performing fine arts credit requirements for a standard high school diploma; providing that students with disabilities may participate in the Special Olympics to meet the physical education requirement for a standard high school diploma, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDStudents may now use two years of marching band to satisfy both the physical education and performing arts credit requirements for a standard high school diploma.
Students with disabilities may participate in the Special Olympics for one school year as a course substitution for the physical education requirement, as determined by their IEP team.
The bill renumbers an existing provision regarding IEP changes, leaving the requirement for parent approval and independent review unchanged.
AIAllows students to use two years of marching band to satisfy either the physical education or performing arts credit requirement.
AIPermits students with disabilities to substitute one year of Special Olympics participation for the physical education requirement.
AIRequires the student's IEP team to determine the duration of Special Olympics participation for the substitution.
AIRenumbers the existing IEP graduation option from 3 to 4 to accommodate the new Special Olympics provision.