Florida Senate - 2026                                    SB 1518
       
       
        
       By Senator Arrington
       
       
       
       
       
       25-01282-26                                           20261518__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to recess requirements for middle
    3         school students; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring
    4         district school boards to provide a specified amount
    5         of free-play recess each week to students in grades 6
    6         through 8; providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 1003.455, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         1003.455 Physical education; assessment.—
   13         (6) In addition to the requirements in subsection (3), each
   14  district school board shall provide at least 100 minutes of
   15  supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess each week
   16  for students in kindergarten through grade 8 5 so that there are
   17  at least 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day.
   18  This requirement does not apply to charter schools.
   19         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.