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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB300

AN ACT relating to preschool and kindergarten education.

Amend KRS 157.3175 to require school districts provide a full-day preschool education program for eligible three and four-year-olds; establish eligibility for the program; require that preschool for three year old children continue to be funded through a grant process and preschool programs for four-year-old children be funded under KRS 157.310 to 157.440; require preschool programs to operate on the school district calendar; require transportation be provided; amend KRS 158.031 to include preschool education programs for…

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Children and Minors

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This bill would require Kentucky school districts to offer full-day preschool programs for eligible three and four-year-old children, with transportation provided and programs following the standard school calendar. It changes how these programs are funded and officially classifies preschool for four-year-olds as part of the public school system. It also removes a current allowance for kindergarten to run shorter than a full six-hour school day. Who it may affect: families with children ages three to five, school districts, and preschool-age children who may become newly eligible for publicly funded full-day programs.

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