REFERENCE TITLE: schools; daily recess time

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017

HB 2082

Introduced by Representatives Rubalcava: Alston, Andrade, Benally, Blanc, Cardenas, Chávez, Engel, Epstein, Fernandez, Friese, Gabaldón, Navarrete, Rios, Salman

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-118; relating to school curricula.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-118, to read:

START_STATUTE15-118.  Unstructured recess; requirements

A.  Each school district and charter school shall provide at least fifty minutes of unstructured recess each school day for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through five.

B.  Unstructured recess time may not be withheld from a pupil as punishment unless the pupil's parent or guardian is notified before the recess time is withheld. END_STATUTE