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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0288 Introduced 01/28/11, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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 8. Provides that recess must be at least 10 minutes in length. Provides that if the principal determines that the weather is inclement, the principal shall direct that a recess be held indoors. Requires the principal to ensure that students are given the opportunity to engage in physical exercise during each recess. Provides that the time required for recesses is included in the minimum number of hours necessary to constitute a full day of attendance under the State aid formula provisions.
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| | HB0288 | | LRB097 06641 NHT 46727 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 Section |
| 5 | | 34-18.45 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.45 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 34-18.45. Recess required in elementary school. The |
| 8 | | board shall require that schools provide daily recess for all |
| 9 | | students in kindergarten through grade 8. A recess must be at |
| 10 | | least 10 minutes in length. If the principal determines that |
| 11 | | the weather is inclement, the principal shall direct that a |
| 12 | | recess be held indoors. The principal shall ensure that |
| 13 | | students are given the opportunity to engage in physical |
| 14 | | exercise during each recess. The time required for recesses by |
| 15 | | this Section is included in the minimum number of hours |
| 16 | | necessary to constitute a full day of attendance under Section |
| 17 | | 18-8.05 of this Code.
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