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Senate passes bill to simplify kindergarten age requirement and correct grading error
Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 114 to require a child be age 5 by the first day of instruction for kindergarten admission and to correct misgrading on a biology exam that affected graduation seals. The bill passed 29–4.
The Senate approved House Bill 114, which standardizes kindergarten eligibility by requiring children to be five years old by the first day of instruction, and includes a committee-added amendment to 'hold students harmless' who were affected by a misgrading on an end‑of‑course biology exam.
On the floor Senator Brenner (floor presenter) summarized the changes: "In the bill, the child is required to be age 5 by the first day of instruction, and removes the district's ability to move the age requirement to August 1." The amendment requires districts to correct student scores if a misgraded question is subsequently found to have been marked incorrectly and to ensure students receive any related graduation seals.
The clerk called the roll and the bill passed 29 yeas and 4 nays. The title was agreed to on the floor.
