HB 2426 Summary

• Requires school districts and charter schools that offer kindergarten to provide full-day kindergarten instruction as an option, with parents able to choose between half-day or full-day programs.

• Eliminates the current voluntary nature of full-day kindergarten offerings, making it mandatory for schools to provide this option to eligible kindergarten students.

• Permits schools to use a single curriculum for both half-day and full-day kindergarten programs rather than maintaining separate curricula.

• Requires schools to fund necessary capital costs for implementing full-day kindergarten instruction from their own resources.

• Effectiveness is conditional on final resolution of the Cave Creek Unified School District v. Ducey lawsuit (CV2010-017113) through court adjudication or binding settlement, with implementation required in the next school year following lawsuit resolution.