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SB 1546: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revising the prekindergarten program options available to certain parents to include a specified in-home, technology-based program; authorizing each early learning coalition to administer an in-home, technology-based academic prekindergarten program as part of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; requiring the Office of Early Learning to adopt certain procedures and criteria regarding a nonprofit provider’s kindergarten readiness rate; requiring the office to adopt certain procedures for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for a nonprofit provider, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/4/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 176
    1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 176
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education

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  • SB 1546, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/4/2018 at 11:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.51 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.53 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; eligibility and enrollment. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.64 Page 5 (pdf)
    1002.67 Performance standards; curricula and accountability. Page 7 (pdf)
    1002.69 Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates; state-approved prekindergarten enrollment screening; good cause exemption. Page 10 (pdf)
    1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.73 Department of Education; powers and duties; accountability requirements. Page 17 (pdf)
    1002.75 Office of Early Learning; powers and duties. Page 18 (pdf)

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