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EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET
Kentucky Board of Education
Department of Education
(Amended at ARRS Committee)
704 KAR 4:010.Physical education.
Section 1.
Elementary and secondary physical education programs or courses shall follow the descriptions and requirements as adopted in 704 KAR 8:050Section 2.
(1)
A local board of education may authorize a child whose parents or guardian present a signed statement of a properly licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician's assistant, psychologist, or psychiatrist(2)
(a)
A local board of education may(b)
The local school district may, in the alternative, maintain the requirement of physical education for graduation, by allowing for more modest dress or classes segregated by sex for those students having conscientious religious objections if itHISTORY: COMPILER'S NOTE: 2025 RS HB 6, enacted by the General Assembly on March 27, 2025, altered the information to be provided at the time an administrative regulation is filed. Aside from formatting changes necessary to upload the regulation into the LRC's publication application, this regulation has been published as submitted by the agency.
FILED WITH LRC: September 9, 2025 at 1 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Todd G. Allen, General Counsel, Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 502-564-4474, fax 502-564-9321, email regcomments@education.ky.gov.
EDUCATION AND LABOR CABINET
Kentucky Board of Education
Department of Education
(Amended at ARRS Committee)
704 KAR 4:010.Physical education.
Section 1.
Elementary and secondary physical education programs or courses shall follow the descriptions and requirements as adopted in 704 KAR 8:050 and in the minimum requirements for high school graduation set forth in 704 KAR 3:305.Section 2.
(1)
A local board of education may authorize a child whose parents or guardian present a signed statement of a properly licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician's assistant, psychologist, or psychiatrist to the effect that because of the child's physical condition participation in the required one-half (1/2) credit physical education course in high school is not in the best interest of the child or to substitute a physical education course which is within the capabilities of the child as specified by the child's physician.(2)
(a)
A local board of education may exempt any child from the graduation requirements for physical education when the local board receives an affidavit from the parents of the child and the leader of a church certifying that the child is a member of the church or religious denomination, the teachings of which are opposed to the physical education curriculum or attire. The affidavit shall identify the church tenet giving rise to theconscientiously held opposition, and any exemption hereunder shall not reduce the total number of credits necessary for graduation under 704 KAR 3:305.(b)
The local school district may, in the alternative, maintain the requirement of physical education for graduation, by allowing for more modest dress or classes segregated by sex for those students having conscientious religious objections if itwill reasonably accommodate the objections.HISTORY: COMPILER'S NOTE: 2025 RS HB 6, enacted by the General Assembly on March 27, 2025, altered the information to be provided at the time an administrative regulation is filed. Aside from formatting changes necessary to upload the regulation into the LRC's publication application, this regulation has been published as submitted by the agency.
FILED WITH LRC: September 9, 2025 at 1 p.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Todd G. Allen, General Counsel, Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort, KY 40601, phone 502-564-4474, fax 502-564-9321, email regcomments@education.ky.gov.