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Introduced
04/15/2015
04/15/2015
In Committee
04/15/2015
04/15/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation relative to universal early education and full-day kindergarten. Education.
AI Summary
This bill aims to establish universal early education and full-day kindergarten by amending existing laws. It proposes the creation of the Massachusetts universal pre-kindergarten program, which will be a voluntary, accessible, and high-quality early education and care program for all three and four-year-olds in the Commonwealth, available for up to ten hours daily, five days a week, and year-round, free of charge to residents. The program is slated for full establishment and funding by September 1, 2020, with an initial rollout in districts where at least fifty percent of students are classified as low-income. The curriculum will focus on age-appropriate development in cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical capacities, and school readiness, developed in consultation with early childhood educators and their professional associations. This program will be delivered through a mixed system of providers, including public and private non-profits, child care centers, Head Start, and family child care homes, with a requirement that all teachers be licensed by 2020, supported by a grant program for licensing costs. Additionally, the bill mandates that by the start of the school year in which a child turns five, they will be required to attend a full-day educational program.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (56)
Sal DiDomenico (D)*,
Ruth Balser (D),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
James Cantwell (D),
Gailanne Cariddi (D),
Edward Coppinger (D),
Cynthia Creem (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Daniel Cullinane (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Kenneth Donnelly (D),
Benjamin Downing (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
James Dwyer (D),
Lori Ehrlich (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Colleen Garry (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
John Keenan (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Barbara L'Italien (D),
Eric Lesser (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Thomas McGee (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
James Miceli (D),
Mark Montigny (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Marc Pacheco (D),
Anthony Petruccelli (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Angelo Puppolo (D),
Mike Rush (D),
Frank Smizik (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Benjamin Swan (D),
Timothy Toomey (D),
José Tosado (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Chris Walsh (D),
James Welch (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4630 (on 09/26/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S268 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S268 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S268.pdf |
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