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NY A06939
Bill
Status
3/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Requires school districts to provide a minimum of 30 minutes of daily recess for students in kindergarten through fifth grade, and sixth graders attending elementary schools, in schools with days exceeding five hours
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Recess must be supervised but student-directed, held outdoors whenever possible, and schools must provide equipment like balls and jump ropes for physical play
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Prohibits use of phones, videos, computers, or tablets during recess, and specifies that lunch breaks and physical education do not count toward the recess requirement
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Bans routinely withholding recess as discipline or punishment, except when a student poses an immediate safety threat, and prohibits using physical activity as punishment
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Schools without adequate outdoor playgrounds or indoor space must develop alternative physical play plans or seek a waiver from the Department of Education
Legislative Description
Requires each school district to ensure that every public or private school in which school days exceed five hours in duration provides a minimum of thirty minutes of daily recess within the school day for all students in kindergarten through fifth grade and for students in sixth grade who attend an elementary school.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026