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Sponsors seek uniform kindergarten cutoff, eliminating early‑admission evaluation
Summary
House Bill 114 would set a statewide kindergarten admission standard and remove the referral/evaluation process that currently allows some 4‑year‑olds to enter early; sponsors and members discussed lost flexibility for accelerated students and potential amendments.
Representative Ritter and Representative Byrd told the House Education Committee that House Bill 114 would create a uniform statewide standard for kindergarten admission by requiring admission for any child who turns 5 by the first day of instruction and eliminating the separate referral and evaluation pathway for children who would turn 5 by Jan. 1.
"In effect, what Representative Byrd and I are seeking to do is create a uniform standard for kindergarten admission across the…
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