HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3571        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2843

 

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

1/20/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/26/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/3/2017

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

1/31/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/31/2017

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

2/2/2017

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/2/2017

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/2/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3571        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2843

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2843) of Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to universal full-day kindergarten.  Education.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3223 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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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, 2020.