Bill > A05353

This bill modifies the date for kindergarten enrollment from when a minor becomes five or six years of age on or before the first of December to the first of September. Specifically, it amends the education law to change the cutoff date for mandatory kindergarten attendance from December 1st to September 1st. The bill also authorizes school boards to require minors who are five years old on or before September 1st to attend kindergarten, though it provides exceptions for parents who elect to enroll their children the following September or for students in non-public schools or home instruction.