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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections
510-20.55 and 34-18.47 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/10-20.55 new)
7    Sec. 10-20.55. Recess required in elementary school.
8    (a) A school board shall require that schools provide daily
9recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. The
10recess must be at least 20 minutes in length. Recess shall
11include unstructured play and may include organized games. If
12the principal determines that the weather is inclement, then
13the principal shall direct that recess be held indoors.
14    (b) A school board may require that schools provide daily
15recess for all students in grades 6 through 8.
16    (c) A school board shall prohibit the withholding of recess
17as a disciplinary action.
 
18    (105 ILCS 5/34-18.47 new)
19    Sec. 34-18.47. Recess required in elementary school.
20    (a) The board shall require that schools provide daily
21recess for all students in kindergarten through grade 5. The
22recess must be at least 20 minutes in length. Recess shall

 

 

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1include unstructured play and may include organized games. If
2the principal determines that the weather is inclement, then
3the principal shall direct that recess be held indoors.
4    (b) The board may require that schools provide daily recess
5for all students in grades 6 through 8.
6    (c) The board shall prohibit the withholding of recess as a
7disciplinary action.
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
92012.