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H510 • 2025

An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten

An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten

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Sponsor
Brian M. Ashe
Last action
2025-08-20
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten

An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 510) of Brian M.
  • Ashe relative to the mandatory minimum age for children to attend kindergarten.
  • Education.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-08-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-2

  2. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten
By Representative Ashe of Longmeadow, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 510) of Brian M. Ashe relative to the mandatory minimum age for children to attend kindergarten. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.510

The twenty-first paragraph of section 1B of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- The mandatory minimum age for attendance of kindergarten shall be for a child 5 years of age for attendance in the school year beginning in September of the calendar year in which he or she attains the age of 5.

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