Bill Text: AZ SB1126 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Schools; daily organized physical activity

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-04-03 - Transmit to Senate [SB1126 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2015-SB1126-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; daily organized physical activity

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature

First Regular Session

2015

 

 

SB 1126

 

Introduced by

Senators Bradley, Begay, Cajero Bedford, Farley

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-117; relating to organized physical activity in schools.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-117, to read:

START_STATUTE15-117.  Daily organized physical activity; policies; requirements

A.  Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall adopt policies to require pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through five to engage in daily organized physical activity outside or inside the classroom.

B.  Physical education classes may be used to satisfy the requirement prescribed in this section.

C.  Unstructured recess time that occurs immediately before or after lunch periods does not satisfy the requirement prescribed in this section. END_STATUTE