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Senate advances first substitute to SB101 to expand targeted pre‑K grants for at‑risk children
Summary
Senate moved the first substitute of Senate Bill 101, a package creating a State Board of Education‑administered grant program to expand high‑quality pre‑K options (including a competitive RFP for home‑based technology) targeted at students in intergenerational poverty; the substitute advanced to third reading on a 24–0 roll call.
Senators moved the first substitute to Senate Bill 101, a measure to create a grant program for high‑quality school‑readiness programs and to focus supports on students identified as most at risk of falling into intergenerational poverty. The substitute replaces an earlier, broader approach with tighter eligibility and a competitive request‑for‑proposals process for home‑based technology options and creates an intergenerational poverty scholarship program to expand parents’ choices.
The substitute text directs the State Board of Education to administer grants and directs the Department of Workforce Services to help set up…
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