SB1307sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

Filed: 5/15/2013

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1307

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1307 as follows:

on page 1, line 5, after "26-2", by inserting "and by adding Section 34-18.27a"; and

on page 2, lines 2 and 3, by deleting ", including a school district organized under Article 34 of this Code,"; and

on page 2, line 4, by replacing "or older" with "on or before September 1"; and

on page 2, line 11, after "5", by inserting "(on or before September 1)"; and

on page 9, immediately below line 1, by inserting the following:

"(105 ILCS 5/34-18.27a new)

Sec. 34-18.27a. Mandatory kindergarten. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the board must establish kindergarten for the instruction of children who are 5 years of age on or before September 1. The board may elect to establish either full-day or half-day attendance for kindergarten.".