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AR HB1409
Bill
Status
4/1/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jana Della Rosa
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AI Summary
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Requires Arkansas public elementary schools to allocate at least 40 minutes of instructional time per school day for recess beginning in the 2019-2020 school year.
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Defines recess as supervised, unstructured social time where students communicate with each other, occurring outdoors when weather permits, with opportunities for free play and vigorous physical activity.
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Allows school principals to adjust recess time due to special circumstances or programs that interrupt a regular school day.
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Permits elementary schools to seek waivers from recess requirements if they submit an alternative plan exceeding the combined minimum minutes for physical activity and recess while providing both structured and unstructured social time.
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Classifies teacher supervision of students during recess as an instructional purpose rather than a noninstructional duty, and requires the Department of Education to report annually for three years on schools granted recess waivers to the House and Senate Education Committees.
Legislative Description
To Allow For Extended Learning Opportunities Through Unstructured Social Time; To Require A Certain Amount Of Time For Recess; And To Consider Supervision During Unstructured Social Time As Instructional.
Last Action
Notification that HB1409 is now Act 641
4/1/2019