Committee presses staff, JFO on how draft 4.1 would fund and define public pre‑K

Mar 24, 2026

In a markup on draft 4.1, committee members debated whether pre‑K should remain a categorical aid or be folded into the Act 73 foundation formula, how provider qualifications and provisional licensing should be applied to registered home providers, and several unresolved technical questions referred to JFO and AOE.

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A legislative committee spent the session scrutinizing draft 4.1 of its pre‑kindergarten bill, centering debate on funding mechanics, the statutory definition of public pre‑K and how private and registered home providers would qualify and access provisional licensing.

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