Encourage longer school recess

Tom Barrett introduced legislation to encourage elementary and middle schools to provide at least 60 minutes of recess each day. The proposal is framed as encouragement, not as a requirement that schools meet that amount.

Context: Introduced legislation; the stated approach is encouragement rather than a mandate.

In their own words

To encourage elementary and middle schools to expand recess to at least 60 minutes a day.

The source

Tom Barrett: official policy priorities ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026