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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to recess for elementary school children. Education.
AI Summary
This bill seeks to ensure that all public elementary school students in grades kindergarten through five receive at least 20 consecutive minutes of supervised, unstructured "free-play" recess per day. The bill also prohibits public elementary schools from decreasing the amount of recess time provided to students, even if the school is required or chooses to adopt new academic standards or curricula. The term "free-play" refers to an unstructured environment that is supervised by appropriate school personnel or staff. The bill also specifies that regulations from the education department cannot exclude recess from structured learning time requirements or increase the total number of school hours required to meet these recess provisions.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (13)
Marjorie Decker (D)*,
Marcos Devers (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Pat Duffy (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Joe McKenna (R),
Christina Minicucci (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5143 (on 09/01/2022)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H566 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H566.pdf |
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