Michigan HB5794 amends education law to mandate recess for pupils in grades K to 5, with specific durations and conditions.

Michigan HB5794 amends the education law by adding a section that mandates schools to provide recess for pupils in grades K to 5. Recess must be outdoors unless weather policies dictate otherwise, and it must be unstructured, child-directed play that may include organized games but exclude electronic devices. Schools must ensure recess is not withheld for disciplinary reasons and only in cases of immediate threat to pupils.

Michigan HB5794 amends education law to mandate recess for pupils in grades K to 5, with specific durations and conditions.

Michigan HB5794 amends the education law by adding a section that mandates schools to provide recess for pupils in grades K to 5. Recess must be outdoors unless weather policies dictate otherwise, and it must be unstructured, child-directed play that may include organized games but exclude electronic devices. Schools must ensure recess is not withheld for disciplinary reasons and only in cases of immediate threat to pupils.