Bill > S04037

This bill amends education law to lower the compulsory age for full-time instruction from six years old to five years old, meaning children will be required to attend school starting at age five, with specific dates for enrollment determined by school districts, and it also removes an exception that allowed parents to opt out of enrolling their five-year-old children in school for a year, requiring them to enroll the following year instead. Additionally, the bill mandates that school districts and city school districts, which previously had the option to maintain kindergartens, must now do so, making them free to resident children between the ages of four and six, though a higher minimum age for admission can still be set. These changes also apply to Indian children, adjusting the age range for compulsory attendance and related provisions concerning employment and truancy.