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House debates kindergarten attendance bill; sponsors cite school readiness while opponents stress parental choice and mixed research
Summary
Second-substitute HB 241 to make kindergarten part of the school schedule prompted extensive debate. Sponsors emphasized readiness and a modest fiscal cost; opponents cited research showing limited long-term benefit and urged preserving parental choice. The House recorded a final tally and referred the substitute per floor action.
Representatives debated a second substitute to House Bill 241, an education policy proposal to make kindergarten part of the school schedule while preserving a parental opt-out. Representative Shurtleff framed the bill as a way to address kindergarten non-attendance among roughly 1,500 children and estimated…
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