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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2949 Introduced , by Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.53 new | |
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Amends the School Code. Provides that a school board shall require that schools provide daily recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. Provides that the recess must be at least 20 minutes in length. Provides that recess shall include unstructured play and may include organized games. Provides that if the principal determines that the weather is inclement, then the principal shall direct that recess be held indoors. Provides that a school board may require that schools provide daily recess for all students in grades 6 through 8. Requires a school board to prohibit the withholding of recess as a disciplinary action. Effective July 1, 2017.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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| | HB2949 | | LRB100 09661 MLM 19830 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 10-20.60 and 34-18.53 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-20.60 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-20.60. Recess required in elementary school. |
| 8 | | (a) A school board shall require that schools provide daily |
| 9 | | recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. The |
| 10 | | recess must be at least 20 minutes in length. Recess shall |
| 11 | | include unstructured play and may include organized games. If |
| 12 | | the principal determines that the weather is inclement, then |
| 13 | | the principal shall direct that recess be held indoors. |
| 14 | | (b) A school board may require that schools provide daily |
| 15 | | recess for all students in grades 6 through 8. |
| 16 | | (c) A school board shall prohibit the withholding of recess |
| 17 | | as a disciplinary action.
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| 18 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.53 new) |
| 19 | | Sec. 34-18.53. Recess required in elementary school. |
| 20 | | (a) The board shall require that schools provide daily |
| 21 | | recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. The |
| 22 | | recess must be at least 20 minutes in length. Recess shall |