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HB 1282·SD·house

provide for the admission of certain children younger than five years old to the kindergarten program of a school district.

FailedFiled Feb 4, 2026
Sponsor: Rice
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Deferred to the 41st legislative day

Feb 6, 2026

Summary

The bill lets a school board create a policy to let a child younger than five start kindergarten, provided the child will turn five between September 1 and December 1 of that school year and shows the needed cognitive and social skills. Parents can apply to enroll their child in another district if their home district has not adopted such a policy. It also clarifies how districts must handle transfer requests for these younger students.

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