Assembly Bill A4289

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring recess every day for elementary school students

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A4289 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A10449

2019-A4289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a regularly scheduled time for recess every day for elementary school students.

2019-A4289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4289
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring recess every
   day for elementary school students
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to
 read as follows:
   §  817.  RECESS.  EACH  SCHOOL  SHALL  REGULARLY  SCHEDULE A TIME OF A
 REASONABLE LENGTH WITHIN EACH SCHOOL DAY FOR EACH FULL DAY PUPIL ATTEND-
 ING PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN
 AN UNSTRUCTURED FREE PLAY SESSION MONITORED BY A STAFF OF SCHOOL EMPLOY-
 EES OR VOLUNTEERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08323-01-9

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