HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1866        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 549

 

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 relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/12/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/19/2021

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/19/2021

Michael P. Kushmerek

3rd Worcester

2/22/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/23/2021

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/23/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

2/25/2021

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/26/2021

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/26/2021

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/26/2021

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/18/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

4/12/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1866        FILED ON: 2/12/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 549

By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 549) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to compulsory full-day kindergarten.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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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 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 117-120, inclusive, the twenty-first 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 2018 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”.