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Board hears state legislative update on PE/recess and school defibrillator bills
Summary
Trustees received an update on two state bills: H3195 proposing minimum PE/recess minutes for K–8, and H3831 requiring defibrillators and emergency procedures for schools; presenters noted committee scheduling and that the state board will outline implementation for defibrillator requirements.
At the March 20 meeting the board received a legislative update from Dr. Kenneth Burgess outlining two pending state bills with potential implications for district operations.
Dr. Burgess summarized H3195, which would require mandatory minimum periods for physical education and recess for students in four‑year‑old kindergarten through eighth grade beginning in the 2026–27 school year. He said the bill specifies minimum weekly minutes (for example, 90 minutes for grades 4K–5, 60 minutes for grades 6–8) and sets limits tied to the program’s student‑teacher ratio; Burgess noted the bill had a Senate education subcommittee hearing scheduled March 18.
He also described H3831, described in the presentation as a ‘‘smart heart act’’ that would require all public and charter schools to have an automated external defibrillator and emergency procedures to respond to sudden cardiac arrest; implementation details would be outlined by the state board of education, Burgess said.
The board did not take action on the bills; the update was presented for information and to alert trustees to potential future implementation requirements.
