From the ECS State Policy Database P-3 Preschool

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary NY Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Transportation of Certain Pre-Kindergarten Students S.B. 7218 Permits a district to authorize transportation for students attending a universal prekindergarten program in addition to transpotation funde... More... HI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Early Learning System S.B. 2545 Provides legislative findings. Establishes the executive office on early learning, to be temporarily placed in the office of the governor, a... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Licensure of Preschool and Child Care Programs S.B. 316 - Licensure of Preschool and Child Care Programs Defines "school child," "child care," and other terms. Removes various references to preschool or school child program license renewal and t... More... CA Passed 06/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Education S.R. 32 Proclaims the importance of early childhood education; encourages senate constituents to enroll their chidren in preschool and other early c... More... NC Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Pre-K Eligibility H.B. 966 Directs the Division of Child Development and Early Education to establish income eligibility requirements for the NC Pre-K program not to e... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Waivers from Early Childhood Enrichment Activities Requirement S.B. 155 Transfers from the state board to the department the authority to grant waivers from the requirement that each Cecil J. Picard LA4 Early Chi... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Preschool Programs in Charter Schools H.B. 1240 (section 51) Allows charter schools that are authorized to provide kindergarten to also offer preschool programs. Addresses requirements for the preschoo... More... CT Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Educational Availability for Foster Youth S.B. 293 Requires that a permanency plan of a child in the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families include information regardin... More... LA Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Health and Safety Rules and Regulations for Approved Non-Public School Three-Year-Old Programs LAC 28:LXXIX.Chapter 30 2011 H.B. 373 authorizes approved nonpublic elementary schools to offer prekindergarten instruction to 3-year-olds. New provisions provide r... More... AK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Education Program S.B. 182 Establishes a Voluntary Parent and Early Childhood Education Program for children under 5, to be planned, implemented, and reported on by th... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Education Facilities S.B. 458 (Sec. 1) Requires the SBE to provide funds to appropriate school districts to create 1,000 new school readiness spaces. (Not Codified) (Sec... More... IL Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IL ADC 235.20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70; 23 IL ADC 235.APP. A, B, C From Illinois Register: This rulemaking resulted from the state board's application for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program H.B. 5101 - Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program Requires each private prekindergarten provider and public school in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to implement an evidence... More... FL Vetoed 04/2012 P-12 School Readiness Programs H.B. 5103 From final bill analysis: Conforms applicable statutes to the appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act for the school readi... More... LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Louisiana Early Childhood Education Act. S.B. 581 Requires the state board of education to create a comprehensive and integrated network through which to manage and oversee all programs fund... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Fee for Early Childhood Services H.B. 1195 Permits schools to charge a fee for early childhood services for any child who is under the age of compulsory attendance pursuant to § 13-27... More... NM Signed into law 02/2012 P-12 Governance Structure for Child Development S.B. 187 The 2011 Early Childhood Care and Education Act created the State Early Learning Advisory Council, charged with making recommendations to en... More... NC Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten Program E.O. 100 Provides that in order to maintain high academic standards and the integrity of NC Pre-K, the Department of Health and Human Services is dir... More... IA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 At-Risk 3-5-year Olds H.F. 645 - Multiple Sections Allows a grantee to direct the use of moneys received to serve any qualifying child ranging in age from three years old to five years oId, r... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Repealing Child Care Provision S.B. 8 - Repealing Child Care Provision Repeals a provision that required districts with a student membership above 5,000 and that does not provide child care (directly or by contr... More... CT Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Childhood Educators Qualifications and Professional Development S.B. 927 To revise the requirements for early childhood educators and direct the Commissioner of Education to use unexpended funds for providing prof... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Preschool Programs at Nonpublic Schools H.B. 373 Authorizes certain nonpublic schools to develop and offer prekindergarten instruction and indicates the minimum age at which children enter ... More... ME Vetoed 06/2011 P-12 Establishes an Early Childhood Stakeholder Group S.P. 160 Original bill language proposed to create a unified early childhood education system. An adopted amendment replaced the bill with a resolve ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 No Limit on PreK Enrollments and Services S.B. 53 Amends language to read: There is no limit on the total number of children who may be enrolled in prekindergarten education or who receive e... More... VT Adopted 04/2011 P-12 Prekindergarten Education (2600) VT ADC 7-1-9:2601 through 2612 Amendments to the existing Prekindergarten Education rules increase oversight of the community needs assessment process required before a sc... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Preschool Providers S.B. 605 Expands the number of providers eligible for pre-kindergarten services and identifies application and funding criteria. . http://www.nmlegis... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Annual Report on Pre-K Programs H.B. 3737 Requires the Office of Early Learning in the Department of Education to post its annual report on the status of pre-kindergarten programs on... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Early Childhood Educator Development Scholarship Program H.B. 1030 Concerns the creation of the early childhood educator development scholarship program; creates the Early Childhood Educator Development Scho... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Preschool Enrollment for Children of Juvenile Court Wards A.B. 769 States findings and declarations regarding children of youth who are in custody, or on probation or in the foster care system. Requires prio... More... OH Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Inspections of Preschool and Licensed School Child Programs H.B. 1 - Section 3301.57 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Reduces the number of annual inspections of preschool programs and licensed school child programs by t... More... GA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 Bright from the Start Program GAC 591-1-1-.16 and .31 Amends rules concerning the Bright From the Start Program, including governing body, licensure and staff.... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Food Service for Early Childhood Programs S.B. 33 Adds children enrolled in state-subsidized early childhood education programs operated by public schools and who are eligible for reduced-co... More... AR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Enrollment Age S.B. 252 Ensures that the enrollment age in prekindergarten is consistent with the enrollment criteria for entry into public school; ensures that ade... More... TX Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Prekindergarten Early Start Grant Program 19 TAC 2.102.AA.102.1002 Establishes new procedural and reporting requirements for prekindergarten grants to school districts, open- enrollment charter schools, and ... More... CA Adopted Rule Filing 12/2008 P-12 State Preschools Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 18131, 18131.1 Amends rules concerning state preschools. Amends the enrollment priorities for state preschool programs to give priority to three- and four-... More... FL Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Voluntary Prekindergarten Program FAC 6A-1.099823 Amends rule to revise the education standards for children in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program. https://www.flrules.org/gat... More... RI Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Prekindergarten Education Act H.B. 8168 Establishes the Prekindergarten Education Act; Requires the state department to begin planning an initial, pilot prekindergarten program tha... More... VT Rule Adoption 06/2008 P-12 PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION Uncodified Amends rules pertaining to prekindergarten education in Vermont. Provides guidance for staff qualifications, program quality requirements, f... More... OK Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Amends Charter Schools Act S.B. 2100 Relates to the State Charter Schools Act; allows charter schools to provide prekindergarten programs to four-year-olds; allows a charter sch... More... VT Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Quality of Prekindergarten Programs H.B. 884 Provides for the quality of all prekindergarten education programs offered by or through public school districts. For the 2008–2009 school y... More... NE Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Certificate of Attendance L.B. 1153 At the request of 1 a parent or guardian, a school district is to issue a certificate of attendance to a student who receives special educat... More... TN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Report on Employment Rights for Pre-K Teachers H.J.R. 811 Directs the Office of Education Research and Accountability (OEA) to survey each LEA that conducts a pre-kindergarten (Pre-K) program to det... More... NY Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Universal Prekindergarten Programs Title 8 NYCRR Subpart 151-1 Complies with 2007 S.B. 2107, Part B, section 19, which authorizes the board of regents and the commissioner to prescribe uniform quality st... More... IA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Accreditation Standards Related to Discrimination and Prekindergarten IAC 281, 12.1(1), 281-12.2(256), 12.3(6), 12.3(13), 12.8(1) Reflects that education programs are not to discriminate on the basis of the added characteristics of sexual orientation and gender identity... More... NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Program Requirements Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.3 Amends regulations regarding program requirements for students in prekindergarten and kindergarten. Directs each school operating a prekinde... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program H.B. 842 - Early Learning Provisions Section 13 (Article XV-D of the Act) is amended to add a subarticle that establishes the Pre-K Counts Program (to the extend funds are appro... More... TN Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Study on the Effectiveness of Pre-K Programs H.B. 1530 Provides that the Office of Education Accountability coordinate a study of the effectiveness of pre-kindergarten programs and shall specific... More... VT Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten Education H.B. 534 Require the state board of education and the secretary of human services to adopt joint rules regarding prekindergarten education; clarifies... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Public Preschool Program Definition S.B. 172; LD 560 Defines "public preschool program" in the laws governing education. This definition differentiates a public preschool program from a one-or-... More... WV Adopted 05/2007 P-12 Pre-K Education Title 126, Series 28 Amends rules governing the standards for pre- kindergarten education.... More... IA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program H.F. 877 Creates a statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children. Provides that preschool teachers in the program must be certifie... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Budget H.B. 1001 From Center for Evaluation & Education Policy: Appropriates money for state agencies and makes other distributions. Specifies a school fundi... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Universal Pre-Kindergarten S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 19 Eliminates references to district-level prekindergarten policy advisory boards and their authority to adopt prekindergarten programs. Provi... More... NE Approved by voters 12/2006 P-12 Constitutional Amendment: Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund L.B. 1006 A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes. If adopted, requ... More... NM Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Pre-Kindergarten NMAC 6.30.9 Implements a state-funded Pre-Kindergarten program. http://www.ped.state.nm.us/press/2006/november/6%2030%209%20NMAC%20PreKdraft110806%20_3_... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Preschool Program Requirements A.B. 2881 Defines preschool services as part- or full-day educational programs for prekindergarten-aged children. Establishes a family fee schedule. R... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Prekindergarten and Family Literacy Programs A.B. 172 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Department of Education to administer prekindergarten and family literacy pr... More... FL Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Voluntary Prekindergarten Program - Public Input FAC 6A-6.040 Develops rules to allow the public an opportunity to provide input inthe development of minimum standards for private prekindergarten provid... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 PreK for At-Risk Children S.B. 1497 Relates to grants for a preschool educational program administered by the state board July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Provides that appr... More... NY Vetoed 07/2006 P-12 Dental Health Certificates A.B. 6640 Requires every child enrolling in pre-kindergarten, kindergarten or first grade in a public elementary school to present a dental health cer... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IAC 235.10, .60, .70, .100, .200, .300, .400, .500 Establishes emergency rules regarding the Preschool for All Children program; provides educational services to all 3 to 5 year old children ... More... CA Rejected by Voters. 06/2006 P-12 Voluntary Public Preschool Program V. 3 (Prop. 82) Proposes an amendment to the California Constitution to establish a right to voluntary public preschool for all four-year old children, admi... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community Empowerment Initiative H.B. 2769 Increases membership on the community empowerment state board. Requires family support services in the community empowerment initiative to ... More... VT Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2006 P-12 Prekindergarten Education Study Committee S.B. 314 Creates a prekindergarten education study committee. Directs the committee to gather the following information: (1)  How many private and p... More... NE Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Early Childhood L.B. 1256 From the fiscal note: LB 1256 establishes an endowment fund to provide early childhood education grants to programs for at-risk children fro... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Task Force on Universal Preschool Education H.B. 1466 Establishes a Task Force on Universal Preschool Education; providing for the membership and staffing of the Task Force; specifies the purpos... More... LA Signed into law 11/2005 P-12 Class Size Ratio Exemption H.B. 19A Exempts LA 4 (prekindergarten) classes from class size ratio for the 2005-2006 school year if the district or charter school enrolled any st... More... RI Adopted 09/2005 P-12 Early Childhood Certificate Requirements Section I Adopts rules regarding the requirements for an Early Childhood Education in public schools in grades PK-2 certificate. Outlines rules for Ce... More... WV Adopted 07/2005 P-12 Universal Access to Early Education System Title 126, Series 28 Policy 2525 sets the standards for implementing high quality universal pre-kindergarten programs. This policy covers all public school presc... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Improving Early Childhood Education H.B. 1300 The purpose of this Act is to: (1) Improve early childhood education by establishing and appropriating funds for a temporary early childhood... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Temporary Private Preschool Licensing and Accreditation Task Force S.B. 1018 Creates a temporary private preschool licensing and accreditation task force to develop recommendations for licensing and accreditation stan... More... TX EFFECTIVE ON 9/1/05 06/2005 P-12 Incentives for Coordination S.B. 23 From fiscal note: The bill authorizes the commissioner of education to establish a program to provide incentives to providers of early child... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Date for Counting Preschoolers and 3- and 4-Year-Olds with Disabilities S.B. 32 Makes an accomodation for counting preschoolers and 3- and 4-year olds with disabilities enrolled (for state funding purposes) by letting sc... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Urges Expansion of Early Childhood Education H.J.R. 131 General Assembly expresses its unwavering support for an increase in funding for the expansion of the early childhood education program. Urg... More... FL Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Records of Children in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program H.B. 1695 Creates exemption from public records requirements for individual records of children enrolled in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Progra... More... MO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 S.B. 266 The current definition of "teacher" in the teacher tenure act includes certified teachers who teach at the pre-kindergarten level. This act ... More... OH Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Partnership for Continued Learning S.B. 6 Establishes the "Partnership for Continued Learning" to promote systemic approaches to education.  The Partnership must (1) support regional... More... MD Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Kindergarten admissions COMAR 13A.08.01.01, .02, .02-2 Proposes to adopt rules to the Board of Education. Provides for transfers to public kindergarten. Requires local boards of education to esta... More... TN to governor 05/2005 P-12 Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005 H.B. 2333 Amends title 49, chapter 6, part 1 to establish the "Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005". Based on the success of Tennessee's existin... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten S.B. 200 (Section 15) Increases from 1,000 to 1,500 the number of children a district may apply to the department for authorization to serve through a full-day ki... More... MD Rule Adoption 04/2005 P-12 State Board Of Education COMAR 13A.02.06.02, 13A.0801.01, .08.02.01 Revises the Maryland Student Records System Manual (MSRSM) as a result of recent changes regarding health and graduation requirements. State... More... MD (S) THIRD READING PASSED (46-0) 04/2005 P-12 State Department of Education - Early Learning and Child Care Programs H.B. 1491 Requiring the State Department of Education to develop a plan to accredit certain early learning programs and child care programs that are p... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Pre Kindergarten Act H.B. 337 Relates to the Pre-Kindergarten Act; provides for voluntary participation in pre-kindergarten programs; provides for requests for proposals;... More... FL Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education H.B. 1A Establishes the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, to take effect in each county at the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year. Ev... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Preschool for All Program A.B. 712 Requires the California Children and Families Commission to complete and submit a cost study that provides an estimate of the cost of a volu... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 State School Aid Act S.B. 885 Relates to the State School Aid Act of 1979; allocates funds for grants to intermediate districts to provide programs for parents with presc... More... NJ Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Preschool Tuition Collection A.B. 2170 Provides that any non-Abbott school district which is not required to operate a preschool program and which does not receive early childhood... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Districts-Shared Management Contracts S.B. 2969 Authorizes local school boards to collaborate with the State Board of Education, Community Action Agencies and the Department of Human Servi... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Better Chance For School Success Program H.B. 1057 Amends the state "Better Chance for School Success" program to remove matching requirements, set implementation goals and makes the program ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Early Childhood Education Programs H.J.R. 9 Creates a task force to examine early childhood education programs; develops a plan for implementation of universal pre-kindergarten and ful... More... AK Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Admission to and Advancement in Public Schools H.B. 154 Relates to advancement in public schools of children under school age; provides that a district's educational program must prescribe that un... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Subsidized Childcare Provisions S.B. 76 Adds prekindergarten or after school child care programs to the provision governing subsidized childcare services.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Voluntary Universal Prekindergarten Education S.B. 1334 Implements specified provisions of State Constitution; creates voluntary universal prekindergarten education program; limits application of ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Preschool Programs S.B. 82 Authorizes local boards to (1) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operatio... More... MS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Statewide Prekindergarten/School Readiness Program Assessment S.B. 2636 Establishes oversight committee to assess all prekindergarten or school readiness programs run by any public or private school or Head Start... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 The Better Chance for School Success Program H.B. 2376 Creates the Better Chance for School Success Program to provide early education for low-income, 3- and 4-year-old children in low-performing... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 P-12 Head Start Programs S.B. 572 Requires that certain state funds for head start programs be used for collaboration with private and nonprofit providers.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Better Chance Program H.B. 2402 Expands the Arkansas Better Chance Program; allows any licensed early childhood program with early childhood accreditation by the Department... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Head Start Programs Funding H.B. 658 Requires that certain state funds for Head Start programs be used to contract and subcontract with private and nonprofit programs that meet ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pre-Kindergarten, Mandatory Kindergarten and Occupational Diplomas H.B. 859 Requires the department of education to conduct a needs assessment to determine what areas do not currently have pre-kindergarten programs, ... More... NM to governor 03/2003 P-12 Early Care Study H.J.M. 12 House Joint Memorial 12 requests that the Interagency Coordinating Group (ICG) study the alignment of early care education programs in New M... More... WV Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Universal Access to Pre-Kindergarten System STATE ID: 126-28 Title 126, Series 28 Provides rules relating to West Virginia's universal access to the state's Pre-Kindergarten System. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4202 (SN)... More... MA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Preschool, Extended-Day and -Year Programs for Limited English Proficient Students H.B. 5010 Permits districts to establish full-time or part-time preschool, after-school or summer school programs English language learners programs, ... More... MD Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Free Prekindergarten for Economically Disadvantaged Children S.B. 856 Requires districts by 2007-08 school year to provide free prekindergarten programs to all eligible children within district. Defines "eligib... More... OK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Early Childhood Programs S.B. 1212 Relates to funding for parent education programs; relates to the development and implementation of a Technology Intern Partner Program; rela... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Georgia's Pre-K Program H.B. 97 Creates the voluntary Georgia's Pre-K Program; requires all printed materials relating to the program to refer to it as Georgia's Pre-K Prog... More... IA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Teacher Induction, Evaluation, Early Retirement Incentives, Administrator Preparation and Certification, Minimum Teacher Salary Requirements, Statewide Career Path Pilot Program H.B. 2549 Requires state board to establish standards for district and area education agency career development programs and for individual teacher ca... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Early Childhood Enrichment Activity Classes S.B. 33A Revises early childhood development program for four-year-olds. Allows applicants to seek a waiver for the requirement of enrichment activit... More... ME Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Child Care Facility Requirements H.B. 1523 Changes the day care center references to child care facility; changes the definition of children in the laws governing nursery schools, whi... More... OR Vetoed 07/2001 P-12 Phonics Game S.B. 593 Directs state department to provide instructional phonics game to each approved Oregon prekindergarten.... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Universal Early Childhood Education for Four-Year Olds S.B. 776 Establishes a program of universal early childhood education and care classes for four-year olds in any public school system that wishes to ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Funding Preshool Programs S.B. 123 Concerns the required expenditure of a portion of a school district's per pupil operating revenue for the school district's preschool progra... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Free Prekindergarten for Certain Children S.B. 596 Districts are required to offer prekindergarten classes if the district identifies 15 or more children who are eligible (English learners, e... More... FL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Cuts Early Childhood Programs S.B. 1162 - Omnibus The following programs have been repealed by S.B. 1162: 1) Gold Seal Quality care program, a three tiered quality rating system 2) Early... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Education Reform Act of 2001 S.B. 1881/H.B. 1921--Omnibus Bill Preschool Funding: Requires schools for preschool children organized as public schools or as public school classes to be maintained and supp... More... NE Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Early Childhood Education Grants L.B. 759 LB 759 changes current law pertaining to early childhood education pilot program grants. The bill provides for an Early Childhood Education ... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Funding for early childhood programs. H.B. 2241 , Amends the application process for the Arkansas Better Chance Program; provides funding for early childhood programs.... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Alternative Preschool Programs S.B. 49 Requires school district preschool program councils to periodically assess whether alternative community providers are available and to ensu... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Eligibility in the preschool program S.B. 120 Provides certain significant family risk factors of a child's home environment for eligibility in the preschool program.... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Dept. of Ed. oversight for state preschool program H.B. 1041 Concerns the duties of the Colorado Department of Education in providing oversight of the Colorado Preschool Program.... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Office of School Readiness and Pre-Kindergarten Program S.B. 132 Creates the Office of School Readiness within the Department of Children's Affairs; provides for the operation and management of a voluntary... More... MD Vetoed 05/2000 P-12 Early Child Care and Education Centers Grant Program S.B. 793 Establishes the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Centers and Education Enhancement Grant Program for the development of collaborativ... More... NY Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Full-day Kindergarten, Universal Prekindergarten Reserve Fund A.B. 9291 Relates to state aid for school districts; funds a workforce education program in New York City; creates the Universal Prekindergarten Reser... More... HI Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Good Beginnings Alliance H.B. 536 Expands the life of the Good Beginnings Alliance to 2010; expands the membership of the Interdepartmental Council by 2 members; expands the ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Early Childhood Program H.B. 1249, S.B. 1249 Establishes the Judith P. Hoyer Early Childhood Care and Education Program, a grant program for early child care and education centers and e... More... AL Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Accreditation of Preschool Programs H.J.R. 96 Relates to preschool programs; requires preschools receiving funding under the early childhood block grant program to become accredited.... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Preschool Accreditation H.B. 2398 Relates to preschool programs; requires preschools receiving funding under the early childhood block grant program to become accredited.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Pre-enrollment of Two-Year Olds and Immunization Certification H.B. 1187 There is created voluntary pre-enrollment of two-year-olds in local school systems. Parents must include a certification of immunization as ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Preschool Compliance S.B. 170 Provides that the guidelines for the at-risk four-year-old preschool program may be differentiated according to the agency delivering the se... More... WY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Preschool Programs H.B. 185 Relates to preschool programs; provides a school district may establish a preschool program under certain conditions; provides for funding a... More...