| Measure Title: | RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. |
| Report Title: | Early Childhood Education Program; Funding; Kindergarten; Entrance Age Requirement |
| Description: | Establishes a school readiness council to develop the open doors expansion program. Advances the cutoff age for kindergarten to children who are 5 by 8/1 beginning with the 2006-2007 school year. Establishes the early childhood education special fund to fund an early childhood education program by increasing the individual income tax rate from 8.25% to 8.90% to 10.10% for individuals within the highest income brackets. |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | KANNO |
| Current Referral: | EDU, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/28/2004 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 2/2/2004 | S | Referred to EDU, WAM. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment