Florida HB 1149: Recess Requirements for Middle School Students

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HB 1149 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to recess requirements for middle 2
school students; amending s. 1003.455, F.S.; requiring 3
district school boards to provide a specified amount 4
of free-play recess each week to students in grades 6 5
through 8; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 1003.455, Florida Statutes, is amended 10
to read: 11
1003.455 Physical education; assessment.— 12
(6) In addition to the requirements in subsection (3), 13
each district school board shall provide at least 100 minutes of 14
supervised, safe, and unstructured free-play recess each week 15
for students in kindergarten through grade 8 5 so that there are 16
at least 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day. 17
This requirement does not apply to charter schools. 18
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 19