Bill > H354

This bill mandates that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, referred to as "the board," must conduct a thorough review of the current age limits for enrolling in public schools within the Commonwealth, specifically examining a maximum cutoff age for admission. Following this review, the board will establish a statewide practice for the permissible and mandatory maximum age for school attendance, after soliciting advice from various stakeholders including the secretary of education, the department of elementary and secondary education, educational associations, administrators, teachers, and charter schools. The board is required to begin this review within 45 days of the bill's passage and will then propose legislative or regulatory changes to implement a statewide mandatory maximum age for school attendance.