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ID H0311
Bill
Status
3/20/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
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AI Summary
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Allows children with highly advanced abilities (scores three standard deviations above the mean) to start kindergarten before age five, as determined by their local school district.
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Permits children with highly advanced abilities to start first grade before age six, with the same assessment criteria applied by the local school district.
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Authorizes five-year-old children who completed 450 hours of private or public kindergarten to enter first grade even if they do not meet Idaho's standard school age requirement.
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Establishes the early entrance provisions as a statewide pilot program beginning September 2017, with a mandatory report to the legislature after two years on the number of students granted early entrance and their success rates.
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Sunsets all pilot project provisions on September 1, 2022, making them null and void unless extended by the legislature.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to authorize a pilot project wherein children under age 5 who are high-ability learners may begin school at an earlier age.
STUDENTS
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
3/21/2017