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IN SB0126
Bill
Status
1/4/2012
Primary Sponsor
Karen Tallian
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AI Summary
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Lowers the compulsory school attendance age from seven (7) years to six (6) years, effective July 1, 2012
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Requires students to enroll in at least a half-day kindergarten program by the fall term of the school year in which they turn six years old, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year
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Allows an exemption for parents who certify to the superintendent that they will enroll the student in a nonaccredited, nonpublic school or provide equivalent home instruction by age six
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Maintains existing provisions allowing parents to appeal for early kindergarten enrollment if their child does not meet the minimum age requirement of five years old by August 1
Legislative Description
Mandatory half-day kindergarten enrollment.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/4/2012