On Friday, September 6, 2024, the Legislative Commission approved amendments to NAC 389.488: Exemption from physical education. This regulation specifies that a school district or charter school may exempt a student from the physical education graduation requirement(s) under certain conditions, including the following:

• Physical or mental condition, and the request is supported by a written statement from a physician;
• Religious belief, and the request is supported by a written statement from the pupil’s parent or guardian;
• Enrollment in the Reserve Officer Training Corps or a course of study in military science;
• Enrollment in the marching band;
• Participation in interscholastic athletics, on a drill team, in a dance group or on a cheerleading squad; or
• Participation in a competitive club activity or sport.

The term “exempt” shall be defined as releasing a pupil from a course or credit requirement which others are subject. By the way of this definition, students shall not earn nor receive units of credit in physical education under NAC 389.488. The removal of the requirement to take a physical education course(s) does not reduce the overall number of credits necessary to graduate.