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SB 1832: Voluntary Prekindergarten Program

GENERAL BILL by Wise

Voluntary Prekindergarten Program; Authorizes nonpublic schools to administer the statewide kindergarten screening to kindergarten students who were enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program. Requires the Department of Education to include the percentage of students who meet all state readiness measures in its provider rating methodology. Removes a limitation on the minimum kindergarten readiness rate for private and public prekindergarten providers. Requires the department to adopt procedures for annually reporting the percentage of students who meet all state readiness measures.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2011-175)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/4/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/14/2011 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Budget -SJ 208
    • Introduced -SJ 208
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education Pre-K - 12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2011-175)

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  • SB 1832, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2011 at 4:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1255 (er) Education Accountability Adkins Compare Last Action: 6/17/2011 Chapter No. 2011-175, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2011-37), SB 2120 (Ch. 2011-55)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1696 (c2) Education Accountability Wise Compare Last Action: 5/2/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2011-175), CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2011-37), SB 2120 (Ch. 2011-55) -SJ 678
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.69 Statewide kindergarten screening; kindergarten readiness rates. Page 1 (pdf)
    1002.73 Department of Education; powers and duties; accountability requirements. Page 3 (pdf)

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