A Steve Gall school recess update

by David Safier

Steve Gall tells me there's new life in a school recess amendment.

An amendment to HB2725 Education Omnibus Bill that states all school districts and charter school boards have to provide open hearings on their organized recess policies for elementary schools. This will come before the Senate Education Committee on Weds., April 7.  If they adopt a policy at the public hearing, it must contain 30 minutes of daily structured recess.

There are three prominent pediatricians, one from Phoenix, two from Tucson, working on child obesity who support the amendment.  Please e-mail or call the members of Senate Education Accountability and Reform Committee:

Education Accountability and Reform

Senate Standing Committee
 
Paula Aboud Member           D    28    paboud@azleg.gov      602 926-5262  
Sylvia Allen Member            R     5     sallen@azleg.gov        602 926-5219  
David Braswell Member        R     6     dbraswell@azleg.gov   602 926-5284
Linda Gray Vice-Chairman    R    10       lgray@azleg.gov       602 926-3376
John Huppenthal  Chairman  R    20 jhuppenthal@azleg.gov   602 926-5261
Leah Landrum Taylor Member D  16 llandrumtaylor@azleg.gov 602 926-3830
Linda Lopez Member            D  29 llopez@azleg.gov             602 926-4089