Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2013
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 27, 2013)
Universal Prekindergarten and Early Childhood Education Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to establish full-day prekindergarten programs at public schools.
Requires those programs to: (1) permit parents, regardless of income, to enroll their four-year old children at a school in which their children may be enrolled for kindergarten; (2) run for the length of the regular school year; and (3) be taught by teachers who possess qualifications similar to the qualifications of other teachers at the applicable school.
Prohibits the federal share of a prekindergarten program grant from exceeding 80% of the prekindergarten program's costs.
What just happenedApr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 27, 2013
- Apr 23, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Feb 27, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
- Feb 27, 2013IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E207)
- Feb 27, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House