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

1/19/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/19/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/19/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/19/2017

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

1/19/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

1/19/2017


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”.