Kentucky House Bill 35 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-24 - floor amendment (1) filed
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for eligible three and four year olds; define "eligible"; require that preschool for three year old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four year old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four year old children in the primary school program; amend KRS 157.320 to remove the definition of "kindergarten full-time equivalent pupil in average daily attendance"; amend KRS 157.360 to remove a reference to the kindergarten full-time equivalent; amend KRS 158.030 to include a preschool program for four year old children in the definition of "common school"; remove language allowing kindergarten to operate for less than six hours on a school day.

AN ACT relating to preschool and kindergarten education.

Rep. Josie Raymond [D]	Rep. Chad Aull [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Lindsey Burke [D]
Rep. Alan Gentry [D]	Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-24	House	floor amendment (1) filed
2023-01-03	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-01-03	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb35.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb35/orig_bill.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/HB35/HFA1.pdf