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SENATE BILL NO. 1304 – Prekindergarten prog, school age

SENATE BILL NO. 1304

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S1304..........................................................by SCHROEDER
PREKINDERGARTEN - Amends existing law to provide a minimum age requirement
for attendance in prekindergarten in school districts which conduct
prekindergarten.
                                                                        
01/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/21    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/08    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/12    3rd rdg - PASSED - 28-4-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Keough,
      King-Barrutia, Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
      Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler
      NAYS -- Branch(Bartlett), Davis, Ipsen, Williams
      Absent and excused -- Geddes, Hawkins, Richardson
    Floor Sponsor - Schroeder
    Title apvd - to House
02/13    House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
02/27    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/06    3rd rdg - FAILED - 20-47-3
      AYES -- Bieter, Black, Boe, Bradford, Cuddy, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones,
      Kellogg(Duncan), Martinez, Meyer, Montgomery, Pomeroy, Robison,
      Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stone, Young
      NAYS -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Block, Bolz,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney,
      Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Gagner, Gould, Hadley,
      Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford,
      Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
      Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Smith(23), Stevenson,
      Tilman, Wheeler, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Field(20), Trail, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Jones
    To Senate
03/07    To Secretary of Senate

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1304
                                                                        
                                        BY SCHROEDER
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SCHOOL AGE; AMENDING SECTION 33-201, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A MIN-
  3        IMUM AGE REQUIREMENT FOR ATTENDANCE IN PREKINDERGARTEN IN THE SCHOOL  DIS-
  4        TRICTS WHICH CONDUCT PREKINDERGARTEN AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  1.  That  Section  33-201, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        33-201.  SCHOOL AGE. The services of the public schools of this state  are
  9    extended  to  any  acceptable person of school age. "School age" is defined as
 10    including all persons resident of the state, between the ages of five (5)  and
 11    twenty-one  (21)  years. For the purposes of this section, the age of five (5)
 12    years shall be attained when the fifth  anniversary  of  birth  occurs  on  or
 13    before  the first day of September of the school year in which the child is to
 14    enroll in kindergarten. For a child enrolling in the first grade, the  age  of
 15    six  (6)  years must be reached on or before the first day of September of the
 16    school year in which the child is to enroll. Any child of the age of five  (5)
 17    years  who has completed a private or public out-of-state kindergarten for the
 18    required four hundred fifty (450) hours but has not reached the  "school  age"
 19    requirement in Idaho shall be allowed to enter the first grade.
 20        For  resident children with disabilities who qualify for special education
 21    and related services under the federal individuals with disabilities education
 22    act (IDEA) and subsequent amendments thereto, and applicable state and federal
 23    regulations, "school age" shall begin at the attainment of age three (3) years
 24    and shall continue through the semester of school in which the student attains
 25    the age of twenty-one (21) years. For  a  school  district  which  conducts  a
 26    prekindergarten program, "school age" shall begin at the attainment of the age
 27    of four (4) years.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


	                STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                             R.S. 11719


The purpose of this legislation is to provide a minimum age requirement for 
attendance in prekindergarten in the districts which conduct prekindergarten. 
This legislation does not require districts to have prekindergarten. This 
legislation provides language to legally allow 4 year olds to participate in 
prekindergarten programs in public schools. Some schools are already doing 
this and paying for the programs with private funds.

                         FISCAL IMPACT

There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund since there is no funding 
mechanism to fund prekindergarten programs from State funds. Some districts 
have acquired private or local funds to fund these programs.



Contact:

Senator Gary J. Schroeder
Idaho Senate
208-33201321


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