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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4374
Introduced , by Rep. Robert F. Flider - LaShawn K. Ford - Mike Boland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code. Provides that the Chicago Board of Education shall require that schools provide 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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STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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LRB095 16913 NHT 42957 b |
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| AN ACT concerning education.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section |
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| 34-18.37 as follows:
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| (105 ILCS 5/34-18.37 new)
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| Sec. 34-18.37. Recess required. The board shall require |
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| that schools provide recess for all students in kindergarten |
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| through grade 8. A recess must be at least 10 minutes in |
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| length. If the principal determines that the weather is |
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| inclement, the principal shall direct that a recess be held |
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| indoors. The principal shall ensure that students are given the |
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| opportunity to engage in physical exercise during each recess. |
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| The time required for recesses by this Section is included in |
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| the minimum number of hours necessary to constitute a full day |
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| of attendance under Section 18-8.05 of this Code.
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