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HB 833: Public School Recess

GENERAL BILL by Plasencia ; Cortes, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Ahern ; Antone ; Artiles ; Avila ; Berman ; Bracy ; Burgess ; Campbell ; Combee ; Cortes, J. ; Costello ; Cruz ; Cummings ; DuBose ; Dudley ; Edwards ; Eisnaugle ; Fant ; Fresen ; Geller ; Gonzalez ; Harrison ; Jacobs ; Jones, M. ; Jones, S. ; Kerner ; La Rosa ; Latvala ; Lee ; Magar ; Mayfield ; Miller ; Moskowitz ; Murphy ; Narain ; O'Toole ; Pafford ; Pilon ; Plakon ; Porter ; Pritchett ; Raschein ; Raulerson ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Renner ; Richardson ; Rodriguez, J. ; Rogers ; Rooney ; Slosberg ; Sprowls ; Stark ; Steube ; Sullivan ; Torres ; Van Zant ; Williams

Public School Recess; Requires district school board to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of free-play recess per day; provides that free-play recess may not be withheld for specified reasons.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/1/2015 House • Filed
12/10/2015 House • Referred to K-12 Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 72
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 71
1/22/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- K-12 Subcommittee, 01/26/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
1/26/2016 House • Favorable by K-12 Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 289
• Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 289
1/29/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/02/16, 1:30 pm, Morris Hall
2/2/2016 House • Favorable by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 385
2/3/2016 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 385
2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/09/16, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
2/9/2016 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 435
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 435
2/15/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
2/17/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 472
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/18/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 496
• Passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 2 -HJ 496
2/23/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 477
• Received -SJ 477
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12