Committee approves statewide preschool study bill to map programs and funding gaps
Senate Bill 23‑61 would create a statewide study of preschool programs, including inventories, cost analyses, funding gaps and unmet needs; the committee adopted a deadline amendment for the report and voted 9–0 to move the bill to the calendar.
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Senator Massey told the committee SB 23‑61 would commission a comprehensive statewide study of preschool programs to inventory voluntary pre‑K, special‑education preschool services, Head Start partnerships, locally funded and parent‑paid programs; identify operating costs and funding gaps; and recommend structural approaches used by other states. The amendment approved in committee moved the report deadline to Sept. 1, 2027.
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