OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6880
AN ACT CONCERNING TEACHERS AND PARAEDUCATORS.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 9491
File Copy No.: 825
House Calendar No.: 361
Senate Calendar No.: 556
Primary Analyst: DD 6/2/23
Contributing Analyst(s): (FN)
OFA Fiscal Note
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The amendment strikes section 3 and its associated fiscal impact.
The amendment (1) changes the kindergarten entry age of 5 from
January to September beginning in FY 25, and (2) allows children to
begin kindergarten earlier upon approval of a school principal. This
would likely impact the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) expenditures
on child care and school readiness programs to the extent that OEC is
required to provide continuity of services for those children impacted
by the provisions of the bill. For reference, the preschool rate for School
Readiness and Child Day Care programs is approximately $8,900 per
child per year.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.