Oklahoma SB2045 Requires Schools to Provide Daily Recess
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Summary
Oklahoma SB2045 passed both chambers of the legislature, requiring certain schools to provide students in specified grades with a minimum amount of daily recess. The bill includes an emergency clause, allowing it to take effect upon signing. Schools affected by this legislation must update their daily schedules to comply with the new recess requirement.
What changed
Oklahoma SB2045 enacts a new requirement for schools to provide students in certain grades with daily recess. The bill passed the Senate 39-0 and the House Common Education Committee 11-0, indicating strong bipartisan support. Schools will need to adjust their daily schedules and instructional time to accommodate the mandated recess period.
Affected educational institutions should review current scheduling practices and prepare to implement daily recess for the specified grade levels once the bill becomes law. Compliance will require coordination between administrators, teachers, and support staff to ensure adequate recess time while maintaining educational objectives.
What to do next
- Schools must provide daily recess to students in specified grades
- Monitor for the bill's signing and effective date
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ChangeBridge / Oklahoma / SB2045 Passed SB2045 Senate Bill Passed 2026-03-30
Schools; requiring certain schools to provide students in certain grades with certain amount of daily recess. Effective date. Emergency.
Bill Details
State Oklahoma
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=s...
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Sponsors
Brenda Stanley (Sen - R) Dick Lowe (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education 2026-03-31 H Referred to Common Education 2026-03-31 H Second Reading referred to Education Oversight 2026-03-30 H First Reading 2026-03-30 S Engrossed to House 2026-03-26 S Referred for engrossment 2026-03-26 S Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 39 Nays: 0 2026-03-26 S General Order, Considered 2026-02-26 S Placed on General Order 2026-02-24 S Reported Do Pass Education committee; CR filed 2026-02-23 S Coauthored by Representative Lowe (Dick) (principal House author) 2026-02-11 S Remove as author Senator Pugh; authored by Senator Stanley 2026-02-03 S Second Reading referred to Education 2026-02-02 S Authored by Senator Pugh 2026-02-02 S First Reading
Votes
2026-02-24 Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS Yea: 11 Nay: 0 2026-03-26 Senate: THIRD READING Yea: 39 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 House: Common Education Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS Yea: 11 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-03 S Education 2026-03-31 H Education Oversight 2026-03-31 H Common Education
Amendments
2026-04-06 House Committee Proposed Policy Committee Amendment 1 2026-04-09 House Committee Policy Committee Recommendation
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-15 Introduced 2026-02-25 Amended 2026-03-30 Engrossed Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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