Committee advances bill to let pre‑K students use school after‑school programs
A subcommittee advanced House Bill 11 23 to require school systems that offer pre‑K and have after‑school care to allow 4‑year‑olds access on the same basis as older elementary students, with waiver authority for local systems and DECAL. Pro Tem Jones cited uneven access across counties.
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Pro Tem Jones, sponsor of House Bill 11 23, told the House Education Subcommittee that the bill would require any school system that offers pre‑K and operates after‑school programs to allow pre‑K students to use those programs beginning next school year, with a waiver process available through DECAL for systems that need more time to implement.
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