Josh Newman
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 29
Author
Existing law requires the State Department of Education to encourage school districts to provide daily recess periods for elementary school pupils. Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district to adopt reasonable rules and regulations to authorize a teacher to restrict for disciplinary purposes the time a pupil is allowed for recess. This bill would delete the latter provision. The bill would require, commencing with the 2024–25 school year, recess, as defined, that is provided by a public school operated by a school district or county office of education, or that is a charter school, to be at least 30 minutes on regular instructional days and at least 15 minutes on early release days, as provided. The bill would prohibit school staff members from restricting a pupil's recess unless there is an immediate threat to the physical safety of the pupil or the physical safety of one or more of the pupil's peers, as provided.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 863, Statutes of 2023.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2737.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3252.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Withdrawn from committee.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 12).
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 1387.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 1164.) (May 18).
Set for hearing May 18.
April 24 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing April 24.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 681.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set for hearing April 12.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 5.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB291 | HTML |
| 02/02/23 - Introduced | |
| 05/18/23 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/14/23 - Amended Assembly | |
| 09/15/23 - Enrolled | |
| 10/13/23 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/10/23- Senate Education | |
| 04/21/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/18/23- Senate Appropriations | |
| 05/23/23- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 07/10/23- Assembly Education | |
| 08/23/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 09/12/23- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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