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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption and implementation of a recess policy by |
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public school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28.0042. RECESS POLICY. (a) The board of trustees of |
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each school district shall: |
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(1) after reviewing the policy recommendations of the |
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local school health advisory council provided under Section |
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28.004(l), adopt a recess policy; and |
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(2) review and, if necessary, revise the recess policy |
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at least every five years. |
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(b) The recess policy must specify: |
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(1) the required number of minutes of weekly |
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unstructured playtime; and |
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(2) whether a student's recess time may be withheld as |
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a form of student discipline. |
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(c) Each school district campus subject to the district |
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recess policy adopted under Subsection (a) shall implement the |
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recess policy. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than May 1, 2018, the board of |
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trustees of each school district shall adopt a recess policy as |
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required by Section 28.0042, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) Not later than the beginning of the 2018-2019 school |
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year, each school district campus subject to a school district |
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recess policy adopted under Section 28.0042, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act, shall implement the adopted policy. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |