Senators back mandatory kindergarten bill for Louisiana
April 21, 2021 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana would make kindergarten mandatory if lawmakers agree to a bill that won support Wednesday from a Senate committee.
The proposal from Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields would require children who turn 5 years old by Sept. 30 of each year to attend kindergarten, starting with the 2022-23 school year. People who homeschool their children would be required to start with kindergarten.
Under current state law, children in Louisiana are required to attend school from the ages of 7 to 18, unless they graduate early from high school.
Fields’ committee approved the bill on a 5-1 vote, sending it to the Senate floor. It is expected to be diverted to a second hearing before the Senate budget committee because it could cost the state millions more each year by adding more students to public school rolls.
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