Senate Bill S8076A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six

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2025-S8076 - Details

Law Section:
Education

2025-S8076 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six.

2025-S8076 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8076 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8076
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT directing the commissioner of education to  conduct  a  study  of
   recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of education  is  directed  to  conduct  a
 study  of  recess  held  in elementary schools from kindergarten through
 grade six. Such commissioner shall conduct a  survey  as  part  of  such
 study which shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) information pertaining to the number of school districts currently
 offering recess;
   (b) the length of such recess and how often it is provided;
   (c)  information  pertaining to the location of such recess, including
 whether such recess is held indoors or outdoors;
   (d) if districts provide a dedicated space for such recess;
   (e) if the school district's recess is supervised or unsupervised;
   (f) what the barriers are to providing recess; and
   (g) if such recess is structured and if students are offered time  for
 unstructured play.
   §  2.  On  or  before December 31, 2025, the commissioner of education
 shall prepare a report of their findings from such  study.  Such  report
 shall  be  forwarded  to  the  governor,  the temporary president of the
 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the  senate  minority  leader,  the
 assembly  minority  leader,  and the chairpersons and ranking members of
 the senate and assembly committees on education. Such report shall  also
 be  released  on  the  public  website  of  the New York state education
 department.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13091-04-5

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2025-S8076A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education

2025-S8076A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six.

2025-S8076A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8076A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8076--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered
   printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
   tion -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  directing  the  commissioner of education to conduct a study of
   recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  education is directed to conduct a
 study of recess held in  charter  and  public  elementary  schools  from
 kindergarten through grade six. Such commissioner shall conduct a survey
 as part of such study which shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a) information pertaining to the number of schools currently offering
 recess;
   (b) the length of such recess and how often it is provided;
   (c)  information  pertaining to the location of such recess, including
 whether such recess is held indoors or outdoors;
   (d) if schools provide a dedicated space for such recess;
   (e) if the school's recess is supervised or unsupervised;
   (f) what the barriers are to providing recess; and
   (g) if such recess is structured and if students are offered time  for
 unstructured play.
   §  2.  On  or  before December 31, 2025, the commissioner of education
 shall prepare a report of their findings from such  study.  Such  report
 shall  be  forwarded  to  the  governor,  the temporary president of the
 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the  senate  minority  leader,  the
 assembly  minority  leader,  and the chairpersons and ranking members of
 the senate and assembly committees on education. Such report shall  also
 be  released  on  the  public  website  of  the New York state education
 department.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13091-05-5

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