SB 643 Requires children in the St. Louis City School District and Kansas City School District to attend school at age five
Sponsor: Keaveny
LR Number: 4630S.01I Fiscal Note not available
Committee: Education
Last Action: 2/2/2012 - Second Read and Referred S Education Committee Journal Page: S193
Title: Calendar Position:
Effective Date: August 28, 2012

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SB 643 – Any parent or guardian who chooses to send his or her child to a public, private, parochial, parish school, or combination thereof, in the St. Louis City School District or Kansas City School District must do as at age five. This change will begin in the 2013-2014 school year. This change will not apply to any parent or guardian who intends to enroll his or her child in a home school.

This act is identical to HB 1843 (2012), and is similar to SB 124 (2011) and HB 835 (2011).

MICHAEL RUFF