TN HB1969

Legislative Description

As enacted, makes dependent children, who are four years of age whose parent was killed, died as direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualified period of armed conflict, or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances, eligible to attend pilot pre-kindergarten programs and requires licensed child care agencies to prioritize such children on any waiting list for admission; changes the date by which a child from a family that qualifies for free and reduced price lunch must be four years of age, in order to qualify for participation in the programs of community-based early childhood education and pre-kindergarten programs from September 30 to August 15. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

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