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SB 78: Public School Recess

GENERAL BILL by Flores ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brandes ; Rodriguez ; Stewart ; Steube ; Farmer ; Bracy ; Garcia ; Mayfield ; Latvala ; Book ; Grimsley ; Passidomo ; Benacquisto ; Torres ; Bean ; Campbell ; Rouson ; Young ; Stargel ; Braynon ; Perry

Public School Recess; Requiring each district school board to provide students in certain grades with a minimum number of minutes of free-play recess per week and with a minimum number of consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/29/2016 Senate • Filed
12/16/2016 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 43
2/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/21/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/21/2017 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 147
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education -SJ 147
3/3/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/08/17, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
3/8/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 168
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 168
3/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/16/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/16/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 233
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 233
3/27/2017 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/17
3/30/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 277
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/4/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 286
• Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 286
4/6/2017 House • In Messages
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116)