S.F. No. 0140

Kindergarten attendance.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Barnard and Representative(s) Bonner and Jaggi

AN ACT relating to education; requiring completion of kindergarten before enrolling in first grade as specified; and providing for an effective date.

1/25/2011 Bill Number Assigned

1/26/2011 S Received for Introduction

1/26/2011 S Introduced and Referred to S04

2/2/2011 S04 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barnard, Coe, Jennings, Landen and Rothfuss

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/2/2011 S Placed on General File

SF0140SW001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 3 After "district." insert "Permission for direct admission to first grade shall not be unreasonably withheld and the school district shall consider the time and distance from the pupil's home to the school.". SCHIFFER

2/4/2011 S Passed CoW

2/7/2011 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/8/2011 S Failed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Barnard, Christensen, Coe, Driskill, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Hicks, Jennings, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Rothfuss, Scott and Von Flatern

Nays: Senator(s) Anderson, Bebout, Burns, Case, Cooper, Dockstader, Emerich, Geis, Hines, Johnson, Nicholas, P., Perkins, Peterson, Ross and Schiffer

Ayes 15 Nays 15 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0