22RS HB 472

House Bill 472

Actions

Last Action	02/09/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to preschool education.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1470
Sponsor	J. Raymond
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool program for at-risk three and four year olds; define at-risk; require that preschool for three-year-old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four-year-old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool programs for four-year-old children in the primary school program; amend KRS 157.320 to remove the definition of "kindergarten full-time equivalent in pupil average daily attendance"; amend KRS 157.360 to remove a reference to the kindergarten full-time equivalent; amend KRS 158.030 to include a preschool program for four-year-old children in the definition of "common school"; remove language allowing kindergarten to operate for less than six hours on a school day.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, full day of instruction Education, Elementary and Secondary - Preschool, eligible three and four-year-olds, school district to provide Education, Finance - Preschool, four-year-olds, SEEK funding Education, Finance - SEEK, kindergarten full-day funding Children and Minors - Kindergarten, full day of attendance Children and Minors - Preschool, eligible three and four-year-olds, school districts to provide