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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6147
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1992
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING 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 a 1
child to be five years of age by September first of the year such child 2
enters school. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a more consistent and appropriate cut-off date for
kindergarten enrollment so that children are more prepared and ready
to start school.