HB 1306 Summary

• Changes mandatory school enrollment age from seven years old to five years old, effective July 1, 2013
• Requires students to enroll in kindergarten no later than the fall term of the school year in which they turn five years old
• Applies beginning with the 2013-2014 school year
• Updates exemption provisions to allow parents requesting nonaccredited school or home instruction enrollment to delay compliance until the student reaches five years of age instead of seven