SB 102 — Revises the date by which children must be at least a certain age to be admitted to certain grades of school. (BDR 34-479)

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102–SENATORAssemblywoman HBilbray-Axelrod AMMONDCHAPTER.......... F EBRUARY 8, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises the date by which children must be at least a certain age to be admitted to certain grades of school.

(BDR 34-479) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s requiresDigest: a child to be 5 years of age on or before September 30 to be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of the school year.

be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of the school year.

(NRS 392.040) This bill changes beginningthe ofdate theby schoolwhich yeara fromchild Septembermust 30attain toa Augustcertain 7.tage to start certain grades at the THEbeginning PEOPLEof OFthe THEschool STATEyear OFfrom NEVADA,September REPRESENTED30 INto SENATEthe ANDfirst ASSEMBLY,day DOof ENACTthe ASschool FOLLOWS:year.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

A child who is 5 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of a school year may be admitted to kindergarten at the - *SB102_R1* – 2 – beginning of that school year, and the child’s enrollment must be counted for purposes of apportionment.

If a child is not 5 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of a school year, the child must not be admitted to kindergarten.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a child who is 6 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of a school year must:

or (b) If the child has completed kindergarten, be admitted to the first grade at the beginning of that school year, - and81st theSession child’s(2021) enrollment– must2 be– counted for purposes of apportionment.

If a child is not 6 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of a school year, the child must not be admitted to the first grade until the beginning of the school year following the child’s sixth birthday.

The parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person within the State of Nevada having control or charge of a child who is 6 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of a school year may elect for the child not to attend kindergarten or the first grade during that year.

Whenever a child who is 6 years of age is enrolled in a public school, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child shall send the child to the public school during all the time the adopted a policy prescribing a minimum number of days ofol district has attendance for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or first grade pursuant to NRS 392.122, the school isdistrict shall provide to each parent and legal guardian of a pupil who elects to enroll his or her child in session.kindergarten or first grade a written document containing a copy of that policy and a copy of the policy of the school district concerning the withdrawal of pupils from kindergarten or first grade.

If the board of trustees of a school district has adopted a policy prescribing a minimum number of days of attendance for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or first grade pursuant to NRS 392.122, the school district shall provide to each parent and legal guardian of a pupil who elects to enroll his or her child in kindergarten or first grade a written document containing a copy of that policy and a copy of the policy of the school district concerning the withdrawal of pupils from kindergarten or first grade.

This requirement for attendance does not apply to any child under the age of 7 years who has not yet been enrolled or has beenbee6.forA formallychild withdrawnwho fromis enrollment7 inyears publicof school.age on or before [September 30] the first day of a school year must:

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A child who is 7 years of age on or before [September 30] August 7 of a school year must:

(c) If the parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child waived the child’s attendance from kindergarten pursuant to subsection 4, undergo- an81st assessmentSession by(2021) the– district3 pursuant– to subsection 7 to determine whether the child is prepared developmentally to bebe7 to admitted to the first grade.

(a) Who is 7 years of age on or before [September 30] Augustthe 7first day of the next school year;

The results of the test must be made available to the parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person within the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child.child.son 8.

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(a) The grade, other than kindergarten, the child was attending or would be attending had he or she remained a resident of the other sta(b) Kindergarten, if the child was enrolled in kindergarten in another state in accordance with the laws of that state, regardless of the child’s age.

- *SB102_R1* – 4 – (b) Kindergarten, if the child was enrolled in kindergarten in another state in accordance with the laws of that state, regardless of the child’s age.

(a) A kindergarten established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.060;

board of trustees of a (b) A kindergarten established by the governing body of a charter school;

and (c)- An81st authorizedSession program(2021) of– instruction4 for– kindergarten offered in a child’s home pursuant to NRS 388.060.388.060.ndergarten Sec.

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