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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
technical
correction; universities; admissions
(NOW: public schools; activity; nutrition; support)
Purpose
Expresses the Legislature's support for efforts by public schools to ensure that each student participates in a minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity each school day and to display the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in an accessible school location.
Background
Statute requires each school district and charter school to provide at least two recess periods during the school day for students in kindergarten programs and grades one through five. A school that offers a half-day kindergarten program must provide at least one recess period during the school day for students in a kindergarten program. A school district or charter school may count a student's participation in a physical education course during a school day as one of that day's required recess periods (A.R.S. § 15-118).
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recommends outlined dietary foods and serving sizes, and special considerations for specified populations based on age and other characteristics.
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Declares that the Members of the Legislature:
b) support efforts by 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 school districts and charter schools to implement these recommendations in ways that best serve each local education agency's students and communities.
House Action
ED 2/17/26 DPA/SE 12-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/26/26 52-0-8
Prepared by Senate Research
March 13, 2026
MH/SM/hk