25RS HB 240

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Last Action	02/04/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to primary school.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1211
Sponsors	T. Truett, S. Lewis, C. Aull, T. Bojanowski, C. Fugate, S. Heavrin, K. Jackson, B. McCool, J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten students to be given a universal screener within the final 10 instructional days of the school year; require beginning with the 2025-2026 school year require that a student remain in kindergarten for an additional year if they did not make adequate progress in kindergarten; prohibit a school from requiring a student who turns seven by August 1 to remain in kindergarten; require the school to reevaluate the reading improvement plan of any student remaining in kindergarten; allow a student provided an additional year in kindergarten to advance through the primary program when it is determined to be in the student's best interest.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, universal screener, within final ten instructional days, requirement Children and Minors - Kindergarten, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness