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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 937

Voluntary Preschool Education Program; establish to be implemented throughout the state.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "VOLUNTARY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PARENTS ENROLLING A CHILD IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR ENROLLING STUDENTS IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO PROHIBIT SCHOOLS FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS FOR PURPOSES OF SELECTING STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM PRESCHOOL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEKING APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO TRACK STUDENTS' PROGRESS AND TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Kimberly Campbell Buck

Its course

February 20 to March 6, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

EducationFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 20Referred to the House committees on Education and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 20Referred To Education;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives