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Read. Follow. Verify.Nevada Bill AB 53 Mandates Daily Elementary Recess and Permits Credit for Outdoor Activities
Last action · April 12, 2025: (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
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What This Bill Proposed
School districts and s must provide at least 20 minutes of outdoor recess each school day for kindergarten and elementary students in grades 1 through 5, starting July 1, 2025. The measure prohibits withholding recess for academic or behavioral reasons except in limited safety or academic circumstances, and permits middle and high school students to earn elective academic credit for approved out-of-school outdoor recreational activities.
Elementary students gain a guaranteed daily break outdoors, while older students obtain a pathway to elective credits through approved outdoor activities like hiking and habitat restoration.
- Existing law in Nevada requires school district boards of trustees to provide physical education instruction in public schools under NRS 389.018. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
elementary school pupils
Elementary pupils are guaranteed at least 20 minutes of outdoor recess daily, subject to health exemptions and weather conditions.
junior high and middle school or high school pupils
Secondary students become eligible to earn elective credits toward promotion or graduation by completing approved outdoor recreational activities outside of school hours.
school districts and charter schools
School districts and charter schools must adopt new policies mandating recess times, specifying exemption criteria, and establishing rules for outdoor recreational credit if offered.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which students are guaranteed daily outdoor recess under AB 53?
Can a teacher take away recess as a punishment for bad behavior or missed schoolwork?
How do middle and high school students qualify for outdoor recreational credit?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Assembly committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 12, 2025(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
- Feb 4, 2025IntroducedRead first time. To committee.
- Nov 22, 2024From printer.
- Nov 19, 2024IntroducedPrefiled. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
Version history
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Statewide Elementary Recess Mandate
The measure shifts control of elementary recess duration from local discretion to a mandatory statewide minimum standard of 20 minutes daily.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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