Bill Text: IN HB1548 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Kindergarten readiness.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-22 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1548 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1548-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 20-20-40.
Synopsis: Kindergarten readiness. Provides a kindergarten readiness
reimbursement grant to a parent of a child who: (1) is at least four years
of age and not more than five years of age; (2) is a resident of Indiana
or otherwise has legal settlement in Indiana; (3) is a member of a
household with an annual income of not more than the amount required
for the child to qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program;
(4) does not attend a preschool program that is funded under the federal
Head Start Program or any other federal or state funded preschool
program; and (5) successfully completes an assessment that indicates
the child's readiness to attend kindergarten. Provides that the
department of education shall develop the assessment and administer
the grant program. Makes a continuing appropriation.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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Chapter 40. Kindergarten Readiness Reimbursement Grants
Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a child who:
(1) is at least four (4) years of age and not more than five (5) years of age;
(2) is a resident of Indiana or otherwise has legal settlement in Indiana, as determined under IC 20-26-11;
(3) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program;
(4) does not attend a preschool program that is funded under the Head Start Program under 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. or any other federal or state funded preschool program; and
(5) successfully completes an assessment that indicates the child's readiness to attend kindergarten, as determined by the
assessment developed by the department under section 3 of
this chapter before the child enrolls in kindergarten.
(b) After June 30, 2013, the parent of a child described in
subsection (a) is entitled to receive a grant of one thousand dollars
($1,000).
(c) To receive a grant under subsection (b), the parent of a child
described in subsection (a) must apply for the grant on the forms,
in the manner, and before the date prescribed by the department.
Sec. 2. School corporations shall administer the assessment and
grant program under this chapter for the department. The
department may allow nonpublic schools to administer any part of
the assessment and grant program.
Sec. 3. The department shall develop:
(1) an assessment that may be used by a school corporation,
including a charter school or a nonpublic school, to determine
a child's readiness to attend kindergarten;
(2) the application form for a grant; and
(3) all other necessary standards and procedures to
implement the assessment and grant program.
A charge may not be imposed on a parent or child to make an
application, take an assessment, or receive a grant under this
chapter.
Sec. 4. A grant awarded under this chapter shall be paid from
the state general fund not later than sixty (60) days after the
department receives notice that a child has successfully completed
an assessment that indicates the child is ready to attend
kindergarten.
Sec. 5. The amount necessary to provide grants under this
chapter is annually appropriated to the department from the state
general fund.
