Oklahoma 2025 Regular Session

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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 1493 By: Rosecrants, Boles, Deck,
30		-	Hildebrant, and Roe of the
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	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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	33	+	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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	35	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
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	37	+	HOUSE BILL NO. 1493 By: Rosecrants of the House
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40	49		An Act relating to schools; creating the Growing
41	50		Minds, Active Kids Act; declaring legislative intent;
42	51		providing definitions; requiring school districts to
43	52		incorporate thirty minutes of daily recess for
44		-	certain grades; ~~recommending~~ thirty minutes of daily
	53	+	certain grades; encouraging thirty minutes of daily
45	54		recess for certain grades; establishing daily recess
46	55		requirements; specifying compliance for students with
47		-	disabilities; providing an exemption; ~~and~~ providing
48		-	~~for codification~~.
	56	+	disabilities; providing an exemption; providing for
	57	+	codification; and declaring an emergency.
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54	63		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55	64		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
56	65		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 11 -103.9c of Title 70, unless
57	66		there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
58	67		A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Growing
59	68		Minds, Active Kids Act".
60		-	B. It is the intention of the Oklahoma State Legislature
61		-	through this act to focus on daily recess as essen tial for students
62		-	as it provides a necessary break from academic work, allowing
63		-	students to recharge both mentally and physically. Physical
64		-	activity during recess helps improve focus, reduce stress, and
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	96	+	B. It is the intention of the Oklahoma State Legislature
	97	+	through this act to focus on daily recess as essential for students
	98	+	as it provides a necessary break from academic work, allowing
	99	+	students to recharge both mentally and physically. Physical
	100	+	activity during recess helps improve focus, reduce stress, and
91	101		support overall physical health. It also encourages social
92	102		interaction where children learn important skills like te amwork,
93	103		conflict resolution, and communication. By giving students adequate
94	104		time to play and unwind, recess fosters better behavior in the
95	105		classroom and enhances students' ability to concentrate and learn
96	106		effectively.
97	107		C. As used in this section:
98	108		1. "Daily recess" means a scheduled break or breaks during the
99	109		school day that will allow students to engage in unstructured free
100	110		play or physical activity;
101	111		2. "District board of education" means the governing board of
102	112		each school district in Oklahoma; and
103	113		3. "Physical activity" means any bodily movement that uses
104	114		energy and is produced by skeletal muscles.
105	115		D. School districts shall incorporate physical activity into
106	116		the school day by providing at least thirty (30) minutes for daily
107	117		recess to students in full -day prekindergarten, kindergarten, and
108	118		grades one through five. For grades six through eight, at least
109	119		thirty (30) minutes for daily recess is strongly recommended. Each
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111		-	recess. The daily recess required by this subsection may be broken
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140		-	1. The daily recess provided for in this subsection shall be in
	147	+	district board of education shall establish the timing of the daily
	148	+	recess. The daily recess required by this subsection may be broken
	149	+	up into segments that best fit the schedules of each school
	150	+	district.
	151	+	1. The daily recess provided for in this section shall be in
141	152		addition to the weekly sixty (60) minute physical education
142	153		requirements set forth in subsections B and C of Section 11 -103.9 of
143	154		Title 70 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
144	155		2. The daily recess shall occur outside the school building
145	156		unless weather or other conditions require it to occur inside.
146	157		3. For students with disabilities, the d aily recess shall
147	158		comply with the individualized education program (IEP) or Section
148	159		504 plan of the student.
149	160		4. Virtual charter schools shall be exempt from the
150		-	requirements of this subsection.
151		-	Passed the House of Representatives the 12th day of March, 2025.
	161	+	requirements of this section.
	162	+	SECTION 2. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
	163	+	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
	164	+	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
	165	+	be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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	167	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OVERSIG HT, dated
	168	+	02/26/2025 - DO PASS, As Amended.