States that require recess, states that require general and physical activity
Here are lists of states that require recess in elementary schools and that require general and physical activity.
States that require recess in elementary school
Connecticut: 20 minutes of supervised recess daily, preferably outdoors
Indiana: Daily physical activity that may include the use of recess
Missouri: Minimum of one 20-minute recess period
Rhode Island: Minimum of 20 consecutive minutes of free play
Virginia: Daily recess during the regular school year
Florida: 20 minutes of daily recess
States that require general and physical activity
Arkansas: 90 minutes weekly in K6
Colorado: 600 minutes monthly for full-time elementary students (exercise programs, fitness breaks, recess, field trips and classroom activities with physical activity and PE)
Iowa: 30 minutes daily in K5
Louisiana: 30 minutes in K8
North Carolina: 30 minutes daily in K8 on days without PE
South Carolina: Minimum of 150 minutes weekly (60 of which come from PE) in K5
Tennessee: 90 minutes weekly in K8 Texas: Minimum of 30 minutes daily in K5