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SB 1546: Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

GENERAL BILL by Simmons

Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revising the prekindergarten program options available to certain parents to include a specified in-home, technology-based program; authorizing each early learning coalition to administer an in-home, technology-based academic prekindergarten program as part of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; requiring the Office of Early Learning to adopt certain procedures and criteria regarding a nonprofit provider’s kindergarten readiness rate; requiring the office to adopt certain procedures for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for a nonprofit provider, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/4/2018 Senate • Filed
1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations -SJ 176
1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 176
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Education