Bill raising age limit for kindergarten passes
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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(09-01) 04:00 PDT Sacramento - --
The California Legislature approved a bill Tuesday that will require children to reach their fifth birthday by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten.
The passage came on the last night for lawmakers to pass bills to send to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor has until Sept. 30 to act on the bills.
Lawmakers were working on other high-profile measures, including a ban on single-use plastic bags, late into the night Tuesday.
Passage of the kindergarten bill, SB1381 by Sen Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, moves the
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