Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1518

Recess Requirements for Middle School Students

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Arrington

FILED BY

Kristen Aston Arrington — District 25, Democrat [search donations]

EFFECTIVE

7/1/2026

DIED IN

Education Pre-K - 12

OFFICIAL RECORD

flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1518

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Recess Requirements for Middle School Students; Requiring district school boards to provide a specified amount of free-play recess each week to students in grades 6 through 8, etc.

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Plain English Summary

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Extends mandatory weekly recess to middle school students.

Districts must now provide 100 minutes of weekly free-play recess for grades 6 and 7, not just grades 5 and below.

The 20-minute daily minimum remains unchanged, but the total weekly requirement now covers all middle school students.

Charter schools remain exempt from these specific recess mandates.

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KEY PROVISIONS

§ 1 Recess Requirement Expansion majors. 1003.455(6)

AIExtends the mandatory weekly free-play recess requirement from grades K-5 to grades K-8.

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TIMELINE

3/13/2026

Died in Education Pre-K - 12

1/22/2026

Introduced

1/16/2026

Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...

1/8/2026

Filed

STATUTES IT CHANGES

s. 1003.455

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