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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
House: ED DPA/SE 12-0-0-0 | Third Read 52-0-8-0-0
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HCR
2015: technical correction; universities; admissions
NOW: public schools; activity; nutrition; support
Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
Overview
Declares the Legislature supports efforts by public schools to ensure students participate in daily physical activity and to prominently display the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
History
Each school district and charter school must provide at least two recess periods during the school day for students in kindergarten and the 1st through 5th grades. A school that offers half-day kindergarten must provide at least one recess period during the school day. Recess is a period of time during the regular school day, including during a lunch period, in which a student can engage in physical activity or social interaction with other students (A.R.S. § 15-118).
State Board of Education rules require common school students to demonstrate competency in health/physical education (A.A.C. R7-2-301).
On January 7, 2026, the Secretaries of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States Department of Agriculture published the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The guidelines outline recommended foods, serving amounts and dietary considerations for the American public (Dietary Guidelines for Americans).
Provisions
1. Declares the Members of the Legislature:
a. support efforts by Arizona public schools to ensure that students in kindergarten and the 1st through 12th grades participate, if able, in a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity each school day through physical education, recess, classroom movement, extracurricular activities or other appropriate means;
b. support efforts by Arizona public schools to prominently display the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in a location accessible to students and staff; and
c. recognize the importance of local control and flexibility and support efforts by public schools to implement the recommendations in ways that best serve each local education agency's students and communities.
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g. Initials CH/IG HCR 2015
h. 4/20/2026 Page 0 Transmitted to the Secretary of State
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