HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2475        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2013

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 to implement full-day kindergarten.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/19/2017

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2475        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2013

By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2013) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others for legislation to implement full-day kindergarten.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to implement 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.Section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 121-124, inclusive, the twenty-second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

“The board shall establish the permissible and mandatory ages for school attendance provided that each child be required to attend a full-day educational program at kindergarten age.”.

SECTION 2.Section 1 of chapter 76 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “education”,  in line 2, the following words:-

“and any child enrolled in full-day kindergarten”.