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PA HB689
PA HB689In 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
02/26/2021
02/26/2021
In Committee
02/26/2021
02/26/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 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 require school districts to establish and maintain full-day kindergartens for children between the ages of three and five years, to provide for the free transportation of pupils to and from full-day kindergarten, and to establish an advisory committee to assist the Department of Education in developing a state plan to facilitate the implementation of full-day kindergarten across the Commonwealth by the 2022-2023 school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (21)
Isabella Fitzgerald (D)*,
Danilo Burgos (D),
Scott Conklin (D),
Austin Davis (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Anthony DeLuca (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Manny Guzman (D),
Liz Hanbidge (D),
Carol Hill-Evans (D),
Sara Innamorato (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Emily Kinkead (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Ed Neilson (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Pete Schweyer (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Jared Solomon (D),
Mike Sturla (D),
Last Action
Referred to EDUCATION (on 02/26/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=689 | 02/26/2021 |
| Bill | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0689&pn=0647 | 02/27/2021 |
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