HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 197 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 619
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradford Hill
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to school recess.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/14/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 197 FILED ON: 1/14/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 619
By Mr. Hill of Ipswich, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 619) of Bradford Hill relative to school recess. Education. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 489 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act relative to school recess.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1G of Chapter 69 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
All children in grades kindergarten through 5 attending public schools shall receive one hundred minutes of supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess each week so that there are at least twenty consecutive minutes of recess per day. As used herein, the term "recess” means a period of time during the regular school day, which a pupil is able to engage in unstructured physical activity or social interaction with other pupils. Such unstructured environment shall be supervised by appropriate school personnel. Regulations promulgated by the department may not exclude recess from structured learning time requirements for elementary school children and may not increase the total number of hours required in the school year to meet the provisions of this subsection.