AN ACT relating to preschool education.
Summary
Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for at-risk three and four year olds; define at-risk; require that preschool for three-year-old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four-year-old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four-year-old children in the primary school program; amend KRS 157.320 to remove the definition of "kindergarten full-time equivalent in pupil average daily attendance"; amend KRS 157.360 to remove a reference to the kindergarten full-time equivalent; amend KRS 158.030 to include a preschool program for four-year-old children in the definition of "common school"; remove language allowing kindergarten to operate for less than six hours on a school day.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2022
Last action Feb 9, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josie Raymond
DDemocratic
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