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Committee approves bill to increase elementary recess and PE minutes; amendment reduces original proposal
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted 8–1 to move a bill requiring 40 minutes of daily physical activity for elementary students (as amended). Supporters cited academic and health research; some local directors warned it may require schedule changes or longer school days.
The Senate Education Committee approved an amendment to Senate Bill 158 that increases the minimum daily unstructured physical activity for elementary-school students from the current statutory minimum of 15 minutes to 40 minutes per day. The committee adopted the amendment (which reduced an initial 60-minute proposal to 40 minutes) and passed the bill 8–1; it will move to the Senate calendar.
Senator Hensley, the bill sponsor, said research links regular recess and physical activity to improved attention, cognitive performance and social skills. "Recess…
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