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Senator urges uniform first day of school; Education Committee holds bill for further work
Summary
Senators and witnesses debated S 773, a proposal to require a single statewide first day of school. Supporters cited childcare and family hardships created by staggered calendars; state education officials and local leaders warned of collective-bargaining and local-control challenges. The committee voted to hold the bill for further work.
Senator Acosta told the Senate Education Committee that S 773 would require all local education agencies to begin the school year on the same first day, saying the change would ease childcare and family scheduling burdens.
The bill seeks only to “start on the same day,” Acosta said, and does not standardize the entire school calendar. He opened with two personal anecdotes: relatives who must miss work when neighboring districts start at different times, and a kindergarten-aged son whose after‑school program in a neighboring city could…
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