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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 773 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 510
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian M. Ashe
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Brian M. Ashe2nd Hampden1/13/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 773 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 510
By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 510) of
Brian M. Ashe relative to the mandatory minimum age for children to attend kindergarten.
Education.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 428 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The twenty-first paragraph of section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing
2in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The
3mandatory minimum age for attendance of kindergarten shall be for a child 5 years of age for
4attendance in the school year beginning in September of the calendar year in which he or she
5attains the age of 5.