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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- S 1090 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC001647 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPER INTENDENTS |
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| 16 | 16 | | Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Lombardo, DiPalma, and Ciccone |
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| 17 | 17 | | Date Introduced: June 02, 2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred To: Senate Education |
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| 19 | 19 | | (Dept. of Education (RIDE)) |
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| 21 | 21 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. Section 16-2-27 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2 entitled "School 1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 16-2-27. Eligibility for attendance — Kindergarten. 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Every child who has attained, or will have attained, five (5) years of age on or before 5 |
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| 27 | 27 | | September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend kindergarten during all the days that the 6 |
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| 28 | 28 | | kindergartens are in session during the school year. Every child who has attained, or will have 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | attained, six (6) years of age on or before September 1 of any school year shall attend kindergarten 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | during all the days that the kindergartens are in session during the school year if said child has not 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | previously attended and successfully completed kindergarten. If When a child is enrolled in 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | kindergarten, the attendance requirements of § 16-19-1 shall apply. All school districts shall 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | provide full-day kindergarten to every eligible student pursuant to chapter 99 of title 16. 12 |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. Section 16-2-28 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-2 entitled "School 13 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education 14 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act]" is hereby repealed. 15 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 16-2-28. Eligibility for attendance — First grade. 16 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Every child who has completed or will have completed six (6) years of life on or before 17 |
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| 39 | 39 | | September 1 of any school year shall be eligible to attend first grade during all the days that the 18 |
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| 40 | 40 | | public schools are in session during the school year. Every child shall be eligible to attend first 19 |
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| 44 | 44 | | grade only upon completion of a state recognized or accredited kindergarten program. 1 |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. 2 |
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| 52 | 52 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 53 | 53 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 54 | 54 | | OF |
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| 55 | 55 | | A N A C T |
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| 56 | 56 | | RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AN D SUPERINTENDENTS |
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| 57 | 57 | | *** |
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| 58 | 58 | | This act would amend the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for 1 |
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| 59 | 59 | | kindergarten students. 2 |
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| 60 | 60 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 3 |
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