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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 - 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
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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