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Authors Muratsuchi   Patel  
Principle Coauthors: Rubio  
Subject Elementary education: kindergarten.
Relating To relating to kindergarten.
Title An act to amend Section 48010 of, to amend, repeal, and add Section 48011 of, and to add Section 48001 to, the Education Code, relating to kindergarten.
Last Action Dt 2026-03-23
State Amended Assembly
Status In Committee Process
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Vote Req Approp Fiscal Cmte Local Prog Subs Chgs Urgency Tax Levy Active?
Majority No Yes Yes None No No Y
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Bill Actions
2026-03-24     Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-03-23     Read second time and amended.
2026-03-19     From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (March 18).
2026-02-09     Referred to Com. on ED.
2026-01-27     From printer. May be heard in committee February 26.
2026-01-26     Read first time. To print.
Versions
Amended Assembly     2026-03-23
Introduced     2026-01-26
Analyses TBD
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Under existing law, a person between 6 and 18 years of age who is not exempted by law is subject to compulsory full-time education. Existing law excludes a child under 6 years of age from the public schools, subject to specified exceptions.

Existing law requires a school district maintaining a kindergarten to admit a child who will have their 5th birthday on or before September 1 of the school year. Existing law also requires a child who will have their 6th birthday on or before September 1 of the school year to be admitted to the first grade of an elementary school. Existing law authorizes a child who has been lawfully admitted to a public school kindergarten or a private school kindergarten in California and who is judged by the administration of the school district to be ready for first-grade work to be admitted to the first grade, as specified.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.