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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to unstructured activity requirements for public |
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elementary school students. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.002, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (s) to read as follows: |
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(s) In addition to the daily physical activity requirement |
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prescribed by Subsection (l), a school district shall require a |
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student enrolled in elementary school to participate in |
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unstructured and undirected play for at least 20 minutes each |
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school day throughout the school year. The period for play required |
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by this subsection may not be used to grant a reward or impose a |
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punishment. In implementing this subsection, the district shall |
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consider the recommendations provided under Section 28.004(l) by |
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the local school health advisory council. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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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, 2011. |