S 8076 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study of recess held in elementary schools in kindergarten through grade six

This bill directs New York's state education commissioner to study recess practices in public and charter schools for kindergarten through sixth grade. The study will survey schools on key details like how many offer recess, its duration and frequency, whether it's indoors or outdoors, supervision levels, barriers to providing it, and if it includes both structured and unstructured play time. The commissioner must submit a report by December 31, 2025, to state officials and publish it online. This is a data-gathering measure with no immediate policy changes; it simply requires a comprehensive review of current recess policies in elementary schools.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
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Governor
Introduced May 15, 2025 Last action Apr 13, 2026
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S8076 S8076A · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to broaden its scope by explicitly including charter schools alongside public schools in the study of elementary recess. Additionally, the bill's procedural status was updated to reflect that it has been amended, discharged from committee, and re-referred.
Scope change
The study's applicability was expanded from only 'elementary schools' to 'charter and public elementary schools'.
SCOPE

The bill now directs the study to cover both charter and public elementary schools, whereas the original version only mentioned elementary schools generally.

REQUIREMENT

Survey requirements were updated to ask for data on the number of 'schools' rather than 'school districts', aligning with the expanded scope to include individual charter schools.

Questions regarding dedicated spaces and supervision were changed from asking about 'districts' to asking about 'schools', ensuring data is collected at the individual school level.

TECHNICAL

The bill's title and introductory text were updated to reflect that it has been amended, discharged from committee, and recommitted.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
Jun 13, 2025
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8076A
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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