THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2595

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to the public prekindergarten program.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the executive office on early learning for the early learning public prekindergarten program and make the program available to all eligible children by the 2020-2021 school year.

     SECTION 2.  Section 302L-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The program shall serve children in the year prior to the year of kindergarten eligibility, with priority extended to underserved or at-risk children, as defined in section 302L‑1[.]; provided that no later than the 2020-2021 school year, the program shall be available to all children in the year prior to the year of kindergarten eligibility.  The department of education may grant geographic exceptions for children to attend prekindergarten outside their assigned service area, as the department of education deems appropriate; provided that the department of education shall grant a request for geographic exception to attend a prekindergarten in another service area if the request is based on the employment location of the parent or guardian of the student."

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $           or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the early learning public prekindergarten program.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the executive office on early learning for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Early Learning Public Prekindergarten Program; Availability; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires the executive office on early learning to make the public prekindergarten program available to all eligible children no later than the 2020-2021 school year, and appropriates funds for the program.

 

 

 

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