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Committee approves bill allowing an optional second year of kindergarten, aligning screeners with KSA window
Summary
House Bill 240 (committee sub) would authorize schools to retain students for an additional kindergarten year when benchmarks indicate they are not prepared for first grade, extend the universal screener window to 14 days to align with KSA, and preserve IEP protections; the subcommittee passed the measure after extensive debate.
Representative Tim Truitt presented House Bill 240 and the committee sub, describing the proposal as a K–3 early‑literacy measure focused on kindergarten readiness and interventions. Truitt, who said the sub moves the universal screener window from 10 days to 14 to align with KSA testing, said the bill is intended to give schools and teachers authority to provide an additional year of primary kindergarten when a child is not prepared academically or developmentally for first grade. He emphasized the proposal is meant to use existing screening and…
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