Bill Text: CT SB00420 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Date When Parents May Register Their Children For Kindergarten.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00420 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00420-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 420
January Session, 2011		LCO No. 1993
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DATE WHEN PARENTS MAY REGISTER THEIR CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (a) of section 10-15c of the general statutes be amended to change the date when a child is eligible to be registered for kindergarten from on or before January first of the school year to on or before October first of the school year.

Statement of Purpose:

To raise Connecticut's kindergarten enrollment age so that it is more in line with other states, and to help address the state's achievement gap by reducing the number of four year olds struggling with curriculum set for older children.