Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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Under current law, only half-day kindergarten programs are statutorily required by law to offer “academically meaningful” instruction. Outlines requirements for school districts and charter schools that offer more than 2.5 hours of voluntary tuition-free kindergarten instruction per day to children younger than six years old. The bill: Requires full-day kindergarten programs to meet or exceed academic standards for teaching kindergarten as prescribed by the State Board of Education, be academically meaningful, and provide active learning enrichment. Allows parents to choose either half- or full-day kindergarten instruction.
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