Pennsylvania HB46 mandates pre-kindergarten programs in all school districts and revises kindergarten and compulsory school age definitions.
Pennsylvania HB46 amends the Public School Code to require all school districts to establish and maintain pre-kindergarten programs, which must be part of the elementary school system and open for at least two and a half hours daily. The bill also mandates that kindergartens be available to children aged five or older and allows districts to set their own age policies. Additionally, it revises the definition of "compulsory school age" to include children from when parents elect to enroll them in school at age five until they turn seventeen.
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