SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1733        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 325

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Rebecca L. Rausch

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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 compulsory full-day kindergarten.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

 

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/21/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1733        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 325

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 325) of Rebecca L. Rausch, Antonio F. D. Cabral, Carmine Lawrence Gentile and Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to compulsory 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 2016 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 2016 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”.