MA H549

Bill

MA H549

Relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends state laws to require that all children attend a full-day educational program at the kindergarten age. Specifically, it changes the existing law to state that the Board of Education shall establish mandatory ages for school attendance, mandating that each child be required to attend a full-day kindergarten program. It also amends the law on compulsory school attendance to include children enrolled in full-day kindergarten.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (14)

Tony Cabral (D)*, Carol Doherty (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mike Moore (D), Jim O'Day (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Paul Schmid (D), Dan Sena (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4795 (on 05/18/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H549

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H549
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H549.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4110	Relative to charter school procurement	No further action taken	Similar To
H4795	To expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care	No further action taken	Replaced by
H5052	Providing for diabetes management in schools	No further action taken	Similar To
H5056	Relative to college in high schools	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H538	Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies	Accompanied H653	Similar To
H539	Relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten	Accompanied a new draft, see H4795	Similar To
H550	To achieve universal pre-kindergarten	Accompanied a new draft, see H4795	Similar To
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S217	Establishing a student tuition recovery fund	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2493	Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S288	Relative to universal prekindergarten access	Accompanied a new draft, see S2883	Similar To
S315	Providing for diabetes management in schools	Accompanied H665	Similar To
S322	Relative to substance use education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S323	Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S329	To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S332	Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools	Accompanied H653	Similar To
S353	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S371	Relative to local approval for charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2755	Similar To
S383	Relative to physical and social recess in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S99	Relative to foster kids	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4110

Relative to charter school procurement

No further action taken

Similar To

H4795

To expand access to high-quality, affordable early education and care

No further action taken

Replaced by

H5052

Providing for diabetes management in schools

No further action taken

Similar To

H5056

Relative to college in high schools

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H538

Relative to the safety of schools, residences, and public assemblies

Accompanied H653

Similar To

H539

Relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten

Accompanied a new draft, see H4795

Similar To

H550

To achieve universal pre-kindergarten

Accompanied a new draft, see H4795

Similar To

S1464

To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks

Accompanied a new draft, see S2781

Similar To

S217

Establishing a student tuition recovery fund

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2493

Prohibiting the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S288

Relative to universal prekindergarten access

Accompanied a new draft, see S2883

Similar To

S315

Providing for diabetes management in schools

Accompanied H665

Similar To

S322

Relative to substance use education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S323

Relative to unfunded mandates on public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S329

To ensure that public schools appropriately educate advanced students and gifted and talented children

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S332

Relative to carbon monoxide detectors in schools

Accompanied H653

Similar To

S353

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S371

Relative to local approval for charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2755

Similar To

S383

Relative to physical and social recess in schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S99

Relative to foster kids

Accompanied a study order, see S2624

Similar To

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