Schools; the Growing Minds, Active Kids Act; requiring school districts to incorporate thirty minutes of daily recess for certain grades.

Changed document title from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect current legislative status.

Added formal definitions for 'daily recess', 'district board of education', and 'physical activity' to ensure consistent interpretation.

Clarified that grades 1-5 must have at least 30 minutes of daily recess, grades 6-8 are strongly recommended to have 30 minutes, and recess can be broken into segments.

Added requirement that daily recess must occur outside school buildings unless weather or conditions require indoor recess.

Explicitly exempted virtual charter schools from the daily recess requirements.

Updated document tracking numbers and page references to reflect the amended version.

Changed the language for grades six through eight from 'requiring' thirty minutes of daily recess to 'encouraging' thirty minutes of daily recess, reducing the legal obligation for middle schools.

Added an emergency clause declaring the act necessary for public peace, health, or safety, allowing it to take effect immediately upon passage and approval rather than waiting for the standard effective date.

Updated the bill title from 'Engrossed House' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' and adjusted the section numbering and formatting to reflect the committee amendment process.

Changed the mandatory daily recess requirement from 40 minutes to 30 minutes for full-day prekindergarten, kindergarten, and first-grade students.

Changed the language for certain other grades from requiring 30 minutes of daily recess to recommending 30 minutes of daily recess, making it non-mandatory.

Removed the emergency declaration provision that would have allowed the bill to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Added signatures and dates from both the House and Senate, indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is in its final engrossed form.

Changed the codification provision from 'declaring legislative intent' to 'providing for codification' in the summary description.