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NJ S1362

NJ S1362
Requires full-day kindergarten in all school districts and establishes uniform age requirement for enrollment in kindergarten.


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Introduced
02/10/2020
In Committee
02/10/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/11/2022

Introduced Session

2020-2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires all school districts to provide full-day kindergarten programs for their students. If a school district does not currently provide a full-day kindergarten program, and is classified in district factor groups A, B, CD, or DE, then the district would be required to begin offering such a program by the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. All other school districts would be required to provide such a program by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. The bill also establishes a uniform age requirement for a student to enroll in kindergarten. Under current law, each school district determines the date by which a child must attain the age of five years in order to enroll in kindergarten. Under the bill, a child would have to be five years old by October 1 of the school year in order to enroll in kindergarten.

AI Summary

This bill requires all school districts to provide full-day kindergarten programs for their students. Districts classified in groups A, B, CD, or DE that do not currently offer full-day kindergarten must begin doing so by the 2020-2021 school year, while all other districts must provide full-day kindergarten by the 2021-2022 school year. The bill also establishes a uniform age requirement, where a child must be five years old by October 1 of the school year in order to enroll in kindergarten.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee (on 02/10/2020)

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