MA H489

Bill

Relative to school recess

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to school recess. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require public schools to provide at least 100 minutes of supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess per week for students in kindergarten through 5th grade, with a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes of recess per day. The term "recess" is defined as a period of time during the regular school day when students can engage in unstructured physical activity or social interaction, supervised by appropriate school personnel. The bill also specifies that regulations from the Department of Education cannot exclude recess from structured learning time requirements or increase the total number of hours required in the school year to meet the provisions of this new requirement.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (2)

Bradford Hill (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5159 (on 12/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H489

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H489
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H489.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2351	Relative to teachers' retirement credits for parochial schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3853	Relative to the operation of charter schools in the city of New Bedford	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H5159	Study Order - Education Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1113	Regarding protections extended to lay teachers in parochial schools	Accompanied a new draft, see S2711	Similar To
S2324	Establishing a hate crimes grant program	Accompanied a new draft, see S2581	Similar To
S261	Relative to the availability of sunscreen for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S306	To strengthen charter school data reporting	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S307	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S314	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S330	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S731	Relative to the promotion of mental health education in Massachusetts high schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To

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