SENATE - BILL

SB 339

Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.

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Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Committee Report
Floor Action
Opposite Chamber
Enrolled
Governor

Versions

Bill Supp. Note Fiscal Note
As Amended by House Committee on Education

Requiring school districts to provide elementary students with a certain amount of daily recess, prohibiting limiting or withholding recess for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}

Requiring school districts to provide students with a certain amount of daily recess and moderate physical activity per day, prohibiting limiting or withholding physical activity for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.

As Amended by Senate Committee on Education

Requiring school districts to provide students with a certain amount of daily recess and moderate physical activity per day, prohibiting limiting or withholding physical activity for disciplinary reasons, requiring a Kansas state fitness test and designating required recess time as part of the school term.

As Introduced

Requiring school districts to provide at least 30 minutes of daily recess time for students in grades kindergarten through five and designating such time as part of the school term.

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Document Reports

Amendments, Committee Reports, & Conference Committee Reports

Committee Reports 2
Committee Report
Senate Committee on Education Mon, Feb 9, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.
House Committee on Education Tue, Mar 17, 2026 And the bill be passed as amended.
Floor Amendments 2
Offered by Amendment
Sen. Doug Shane Mon, Mar 9, 2026
Sen. Doug Shane Mon, Mar 9, 2026

Legislative History

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Testimony & Minutes

House · Committee on Education 12
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Mar 13, 2026 View Jason Long, Senior Assistant Revisor, Office of the Revisor of Statutes Office of the Revisor of Statutes SB 339 Summary Memorandum
Mar 13, 2026 View Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy, Kansas Association of School Boards SB 339 Op In Person
Mar 13, 2026 View Jim Karlskint, United School Administrators SB 339 Op In Person
Mar 13, 2026 View Beryl New & Kathy Hopkins, Legislative Liaisons, Kansas State Board of Education SB 339 Op Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Susan Willis, Government Liaison, Wichita Public Schools USD 259 SB 339 Op Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent, Olathe Public Schools SB 339 Op Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager of Kansas Policy & Outreach, Aligned Aligned SB 339 Pro Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Debbie Detmer, Member, Kansas Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Council SB 339 Pro Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Dr. Tiffany Schmidtberger Public SB 339 Pro Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Dr. Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal & Administrative Sevices, Kansas State Department of Education SB 339 Neutral Written Only
Mar 13, 2026 View Andrew Weins, Director of Government Relations, Dugan Consulting Group SB 339 Pro In Person
Mar 13, 2026 View Dr. Frank Harwood, Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Adminustrative Services, Kansas State Department of Education SB 339 Neutral In Person
Senate · Committee on Education 14
Hearing Date Minutes Presenter Organization Topic PDF
Jan 22, 2026 View Jessica Kilby, Instructional Coach — Proponent
Jan 22, 2026 View John Mazin, Visiting Fellow FGA Action Proponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Debbie Potter, District 10 Member Kansas State Board of Education Proponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Claudia Fury-Aguirre, Manager of Kansas Policy and Outreach Aligned Proponent Written Only
Jan 22, 2026 View Jill O'Connor, Precinct Committee Woman Overland Park 5-18 Proponent Written Only
Jan 22, 2026 View Linda Highland, Private Citizen — Proponent Written Only
Jan 22, 2026 View Jonathan Smith, Private Citizen — Proponent Written Only
Jan 22, 2026 View Alexandra Shoup, Private Citizen — Proponent Written Only
Jan 22, 2026 View Beryl New, Legislative Liaison Kansas State Board of Education Opponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Leah Fliter, Assistant Executive Director of Advocacy Kansas Association of School Boards Opponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Jim Karleskint United School Administrators Opponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Dr. Brent Yeager, Superintendent Olathe Public Schools Opponent
Jan 22, 2026 View Tamera Lawrence, Assistant Revisor Office of the Revisor of Statutes Memo
Jan 22, 2026 View Brenda Scrupp Andrier Private Citizen Proponent

Identification

Bill No. SB 339
Chamber Senate
Requested By Sen. Doug Shane

Subjects

Schools

Original Sponsor

Current Sponsor

Sections Affected

Amended

K.S.A. 72-3115

Effective Date

This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
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