HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 358 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3223
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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 universal full-day kindergarten.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/13/2015 |
Frank A. Moran | 17th Essex | 12/23/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 12/23/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 12/23/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 12/23/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 12/23/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 12/23/2019 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 3/17/2015 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 3/17/2015 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 3/17/2015 |
Timothy J. Toomey, Jr. | 26th Middlesex | 12/23/2019 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 12/23/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 12/23/2019 |
Carlos Gonzalez | 10th Hampden | 12/23/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 358 FILED ON: 1/13/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3223
By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3223) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to universal full-day 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 universal full-day kindergarten.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 4A, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, the following section:-
Section 4B. All school districts shall offer a full-time kindergarten program that is subject to the same minimum requirements that the board establishes for length of a school day and number of days in a school year for elementary schools pursuant to section 1G of chapter 69. For purposes of this section, “elementary school” shall mean a school providing instruction to grades 1 through 5, 6, 7, or 8, and, where so designated by a school committee prior to the commencement of a school year, may also include a middle school or other intermediate level school providing instruction to grades 5 through 6 or any combination thereof.
School districts may apply for a Quality Full-Time Kindergarten Grant to offset the cost of a full-time kindergarten program.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2016.