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
