Committee records intent on UPK after language moves into education bill
Members of the House Student Services committee said they inserted a finding and legislative intent on universal pre‑K into the recently passed education bill, noting persistent geographic disparities in enrollment and that funding mechanisms will be studied by JFO contractors.
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The chair of the House Student Services committee said the panel added a finding and legislative intent about universal pre‑kindergarten to this year’s education bill after committee UPK language did not make it into the final ED bill. "What we ended up doing is creating a section that talks about the inequity for UPK," the chair said during the April 2 meeting.
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