Hawaii House Bill 798 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 28 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes junior kindergartens to provide schooling for children who turn five between August 1 and January 1 of a given school year, and would otherwise be required to wait until after their fifth birthday to enroll in kindergarten. Requires the department of education to create a strategic plan for implementation of junior kindergarten programs and report findings to the legislature. Appropriates funds for the reinstatement of junior kindergarten programs in schools where the programs were administered prior to 2012.

Public Schools; Early Childhood Education; Junior Kindergarten; Appropriation ($)

Rep. Ken Ito [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-17		Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
2015-01-28	House	Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3
2015-01-28	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading
2015-01-26	House	Pending introduction.

SB733 (Same As) 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=798&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/HB798_.HTM