(Doc Name H:\LEGWORK\HOUSE\AMEND\H-WM\004\KINDERGARTED AND FIRST GRADE AGE REQUIREMENTS.DOCX):
EXPLANATION: Moves the age requirement to begin Kindergarten and First Grade
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 1,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, page 359, after line 2, by adding an
appropriately numbered paragraph to read:
/ (SDE: School Age Requirements) For the current fiscal
year, school districts of the state must admit students who
attain the age of five on or before December 31, 2014 to
Kindergarten and students who attain the age of six on or before
December 31, 2013 to First Grade and shall receive state funds
accordingly./
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and titles to conform