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MA H695

MA H695
Relative to physical and social recess in schools

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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to physical and social recess in schools. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to ensure that all students in grades kindergarten through five attending public schools in Massachusetts receive at least 20 consecutive minutes of supervised, unstructured "free-play" recess per day. Additionally, the bill prohibits public elementary schools from decreasing the amount of time allotted for recess, even if the school is required to or chooses to adopt new standards or curriculum. The term "free-play" refers to an unstructured environment that is supervised by appropriate school personnel or staff, and the bill specifies that regulations cannot exclude recess from structured learning time requirements or increase the total number of hours required in the school year to meet these provisions.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (37)

Jon Santiago (D)*,  Brian Ashe (D),  Michael Brady (D),  Dan Cahill (D),  Pete Capano (D),  Tackey Chan (D),  Mike Connolly (D),  Edward Coppinger (D),  Michael Day (D),  Marcos Devers (D),  Bill Galvin (D),  Sean Garballey (D),  Carmine Gentile (D),  Rich Haggerty (D),  Jim Hawkins (D),  Natalie Higgins (D),  Mary Keefe (D),  David LeBoeuf (D),  Jack Lewis (D),  Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),  Adrian Madaro (D),  Paul McMurtry (D),  Christina Minicucci (D),  James Murphy (D),  Brian Murray (D),  Tram Nguyen (D),  Patrick O'Connor (R),  Jim O'Day (D),  Marc Pacheco (D),  Angelo Puppolo (D),  Maria Robinson (D),  Lindsay Sabadosa (D),  Adam Scanlon (D),  Dan Sena (D),  Walter Timilty (D),  Erika Uyterhoeven (D),  Tommy Vitolo (D), 

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5143 (on 09/01/2022)
(3 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H695
Bill https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H695.pdf
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