HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 426        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 305

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian M. Ashe

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for Kindergarten.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/13/2015

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/26/2015

Gloria L. Fox

7th Suffolk

1/29/2015

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/4/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/30/2015

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

1/29/2015

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

1/28/2015

Jose F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/21/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/21/2015

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/28/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 426        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 305

By Mr. Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 305) of Brian M. Ashe and others relative to the mandatory minimum age for children to attend kindergarten.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for Kindergarten.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The twenty-first paragraph of section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The mandatory minimum age for attendance of kindergarten shall be for a child 5 years of age for attendance in the school year beginning in September of the calendar year in which he or she attains the age of 5.