Bill Text: CT SB00394 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning A Phase-in Of The Date On Which A Child Must Turn Five Years Old In Order To Enroll In Kindergarten.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00394 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00394-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 394
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 635
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING A PHASE-IN OF THE DATE ON WHICH A CHILD MUST TURN FIVE YEARS OLD IN ORDER TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN.

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

That section 10-15c of the general statutes be amended to require that any child enrolled in kindergarten reach age five on or before (1) December first for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, (2) November first for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (3) October first for the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and (4) September first for the school year commencing July 1, 2016.

Statement of Purpose:

To phase in the cut-off date for when a child must turn five years of age in order to enroll in kindergarten for such school year.