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…

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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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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