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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
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002IN 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 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 S1304