2012 Regular Session Voluntary Preschool Education Program; establish to be implemented throughout the state. AN ACT TO CREATE THE "VOLUNTARY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM"; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES AS DEEMED NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PARENTS ENROLLING A CHILD IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO COORDINATE WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP PROCEDURES FOR ENROLLING STUDENTS IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO PROHIBIT SCHOOLS FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STUDENTS FOR PURPOSES OF SELECTING STUDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT; TO ESTABLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS EMPLOYED BY A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM PRESCHOOL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; TO ESTABLISH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEKING APPROVAL TO IMPLEMENT A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO TRACK STUDENTS' PROGRESS AND TO MONITOR THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM; TO ESTABLISH THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/06/12 at 17:02 H B 937 House Bill 937 HB 937 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2012 Education T ../../House_cmtes/ED.xml Appropriations F ../../House_cmtes/AP.xml Buck (5th) ../../House_authors/Buck_(5th).xml Buck (72nd) ../../House_authors/Buck_(72nd).xml 1 02/20 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations 2 03/06 (H) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0937IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2012/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0937IN.htm ../../../../documents/2012/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0937IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2012/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0937IN.htm