SB 1481: Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of recess per day. Effective date. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was converted from a House version to a Senate version, which significantly expanded the scope of physical education requirements. The Senate version mandates specific weekly minutes for younger students, requires daily recess, and adds detailed curriculum standards, whereas the House version contained only general language.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from general requirements to specific, measurable mandates for physical education and recess in public elementary schools.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific mandate for public elementary schools to provide at least 60 minutes of physical education per week for students in full-day kindergarten through grade five.

Added a requirement for public elementary schools to provide 40 minutes of recess per school day, which may be divided into two 20-minute periods.

Added a prohibition against removing recess as a form of discipline.

Added detailed curriculum standards requiring that at least 50% of physical education class time be used for actual student physical activity.

Added requirements for the physical education curriculum to be sequential, developmentally appropriate, and designed to enable students to develop motor and self-management skills.

Modified the language to explicitly require the State Board of Education to adopt rules implementing these new specific provisions.

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an Enrolled Senate version to a House Floor version, which involved removing Senate-specific headers and adding House-specific page numbers and committee markup indicators. No substantive policy changes, such as new requirements, funding amounts, or dates, were introduced in this version.

TECHNICAL

The document headers and footers were updated to reflect the House Floor version, including the removal of 'Enrolled Senate' titles and the addition of page numbers and committee amendment markers.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 2 edits · Apr 22, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an Enrolled version, adding standard signatures and dates required for law enactment. Substantively, the text of the law remains identical to the Engrossed version, maintaining requirements for 60 minutes of weekly physical education, 40 minutes of daily recess, and specific curriculum standards for elementary students.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill applies to the same schools and students as the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Added Enrolled Senate header, signatures for the Senate, House, and Governor, and specific passage dates to finalize the bill as law.

Minor text adjustments in the header, such as changing 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and adding a co-sponsor's name, but no substantive policy changes were made to the body of the bill.

Introduced → Engrossed · 8 edits · Mar 23, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand the list of standards for physical education programs, adding requirements for student choice in activities, inclusion of cooperative and competitive games, accommodation for students with disabilities, and promotion of out-of-school activity. The formatting of the bill header and page numbers was also updated to reflect its status as an engrossed version.

Scope change

The scope of the physical education standards was expanded to include new criteria for program content and inclusivity.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement (Item 4) that physical education programs must offer students an opportunity to choose among many types of physical activities.

Added a new requirement (Item 5) that programs must offer both cooperative and competitive games.

Added a new requirement (Item 6) ensuring programs meet the needs of students with disabilities, chronic health problems, or special needs through adapted instruction.

Added a new requirement (Item 7) to teach self-management and movement skills.

Added a new requirement (Item 8) to teach cooperation, fair play, and responsible participation.

Added a new requirement (Item 9) to promote student participation in physical activity outside of school.

Added a new requirement (Item 10) to ensure physical education classes are an enjoyable experience for students.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to indicate it is an 'Engrossed Senate Bill' and changed page numbering references from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed'.

Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of recess per day. Effective date. Emergency.

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