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An Act To Amend Minimum Age Eligibility for School Enrollment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4252, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 141, §3, is further amended to read:
 
4. Programs for children 4 years of age and 5 years of age.   Encourage the development of public preschool programs or 2-year kindergartens in conformity with section 5201, subsection 2, paragraph C and other appropriate programs to address the needs of children 4 years of age and 5 years of age;
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §5201, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 141, §12, is further amended to read:
 
2. Minimum age.  The following areThe school board of a school administrative unit shall establish the minimum agesage necessary for student enrollment in athe school administrative unit.
 
B.  A person who will be at least 5 years old on October 15th of the school year may enroll in school.
 
C.  A person who will be at least 4 years of age on October 15th of the school year may enroll in a public preschool program prior to kindergarten if it is offered.
 
A school board shall adopt rules to carry out this subsection.
 
SUMMARY
This bill provides that school boards are responsible for establishing the minimum age necessary for student enrollment.