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PA HB641
PA HB641In duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for kindergartens; in pupils and attendance, further providing for age limits and temporary residence, for definitions and for when provided; and providing for full-day kindergarten.
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Introduced
03/01/2019
03/01/2019
In Committee
03/01/2019
03/01/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in duties and powers of boards of school directors, further providing for kindergartens; in pupils and attendance, further providing for age limits and temporary residence, for definitions and for when provided; and providing for full-day kindergarten.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Public School Code of 1949 to:
1) Require school districts to establish and maintain full-day kindergartens for children aged 3-5, and prohibit districts from discontinuing kindergartens based on low attendance.
2) Expand the compulsory school age from 8 to 6 years old, while allowing parents to enroll their child in full-day kindergarten starting at age 3.
3) Authorize school districts to jointly provide full-day kindergarten with other districts in the same intermediate unit or with approved providers, and require the Department of Education to develop a statewide plan for implementing full-day kindergarten by the 2020-2021 school year.
4) Establish an advisory committee to assist the Department in developing the statewide full-day kindergarten plan, and set requirements for approved kindergarten providers.
The amendments to the existing law will take effect starting in the 2022-2023 school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (37)
Isabella Fitzgerald (D)*,
Kevin Boyle (D),
Donna Bullock (D),
Thomas Caltagirone (D),
Morgan Cephas (D),
Carolyn Comitta (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Margo Davidson (D),
Dan Deasy (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Frank Dermody (D),
Maria Donatucci (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Pat Harkins (D),
Jordan Harris (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Joe Hohenstein (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Patty Kim (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
William Kortz (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Rabb (D),
James Roebuck (D),
Christina Sappey (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Brian Sims (D),
Jared Solomon (D),
Tarah Toohil (R),
Perry Warren (D),
Jake Wheatley (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to EDUCATION (on 03/01/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=641 | 02/28/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0641&pn=0655 | 03/06/2019 |
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