New York S 8076: Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six

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S08076 Summary:

BILL NOS08076A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, HINCHEY, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six.

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BILL NOS08076A

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

05/22/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

05/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 8076A

05/28/20251ST REPORT CAL.1405

05/29/20252ND REPORT CAL.

06/04/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

04/13/2026RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8076--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Educa-
 tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT directing the commissioner of education to conduct a study of
 recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The commissioner of education is directed to conduct a
 2 study of recess held in charter and public elementary schools from
 3 kindergarten through grade six. Such commissioner shall conduct a survey
 4 as part of such study which shall include, but not be limited to:
 5 (a) information pertaining to the number of schools currently offering
 6 recess;
 7 (b) the length of such recess and how often it is provided;
 8 (c) information pertaining to the location of such recess, including
 9 whether such recess is held indoors or outdoors;
 10 (d) if schools provide a dedicated space for such recess;
 11 (e) if the school's recess is supervised or unsupervised;
 12 (f) what the barriers are to providing recess; and
 13 (g) if such recess is structured and if students are offered time for
 14 unstructured play.
 15 § 2. On or before December 31, 2025, the commissioner of education
 16 shall prepare a report of their findings from such study. Such report
 17 shall be forwarded to the governor, the temporary president of the
 18 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the senate minority leader, the
 19 assembly minority leader, and the chairpersons and ranking members of
 20 the senate and assembly committees on education. Such report shall also
 21 be released on the public website of the New York state education
 22 department.
 23 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13091-05-5

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