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SENATE BILL NO. 1003

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S1003..........................................................by SCHROEDER
KINDERGARTENS - Amends existing law to provide that school districts shall
offer kindergarten unless they have the written consent of 50% or more of
the parents or guardians of kindergarten age children within the school
district to not offer a kindergarten program.

01/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/19    Rpt prt - to Educ

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S1003


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1003

                                       BY SCHROEDER

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO KINDERGARTENS; AMENDING SECTION 33-208,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE
 3        THAT  SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL OFFER KINDERGARTEN UNLESS THEY HAVE THE WRIT-
 4        TEN CONSENT OF FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE OF THE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS  OF  KIN-
 5        DERGARTEN  AGE  CHILDREN WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO NOT OFFER A KINDER-
 6        GARTEN PROGRAM.

 7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 8        SECTION 1.  That Section 33-208, Idaho Code, be, and the  same  is  hereby
 9    amended to read as follows:

10        33-208.  KINDERGARTENS AND CHILD ATTENDANCE NOT COMPULSORY. It shall 
11    not    be compulsory for individual school districts to establish a kin-
12    dergarten program  as provided in this section ;   and  
13      but  it shall not be mandatory for a child who is eligible by age
14    for attendance to enroll in an established public kindergarten.  A school
15    district shall offer a kindergarten program  unless the  school  district  has
16    the written consent of fifty percent (50%) or more of the parents or guardians
17    of  kindergarten age children residing within the school district to not offer
18    a kindergarten program. 

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 08589C1

The purpose of this legislation is to provide that school districts shall offer kindergarten
unless they have the written consent of fifty percent or more of the parents or guardians
of kindergarten age children within the school district to not offer a kindergarten program.

                           FISCAL IMPACT

All school districts currently offer kindergarten programs so there will be no fiscal impact
to the General Fund or to local school districts.





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