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IN SB0224

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/22/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jean Leising

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Department of Education must conduct a survey in consultation with the Family and Social Services Administration to determine how many 4-year-old children were enrolled in prekindergarten programs during the 2015-2016 school year.

  • Survey must include enrollment numbers from licensed child care centers, licensed child care homes, unlicensed child care ministries, Head Start programs, and state-sponsored or state-funded prekindergarten programs.

  • Survey must document student qualification requirements for each type of prekindergarten program.

  • Department must submit findings to the General Assembly in electronic format no later than December 1, 2017.

  • This provision expires December 31, 2017.

Legislative Description

Prekindergarten status report. Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the family and social services administration, to conduct a survey to determine the number of children who were four years of age and enrolled in a prekindergarten program during the 2015-2016 school year. Requires, not later than December 1, 2017, the department to submit a report concerning the survey to the general assembly.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Education

2/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Education2/28/2017
Education and Career Development1/9/2017

Full Bill Text

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