3.0.0 2759 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z Senate S S 2008-03-13 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-03-13T17:06:50Z 2008-03-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2142-2145) IntroReferral 2008-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2142) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-03-13 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2008-03-13 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2008-03-13 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-05-20 False Education Agriculture and Food Art Arts, Culture, Religion Child abuse Child development Child health Child nutrition Class size Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuing education Crime and Law Enforcement Curricula Day care Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education of the disadvantaged Educational accountability Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Federal aid to education Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Higher education Homeless Immigrant education Immigration Indian children Indian education Juvenile delinquency Labor and Employment Language and languages Learning Literacy programs Mathematics Mental health services Migrant education Minorities Music Native Americans Paraprofessional school personnel Parent-school relationships Preschool education Public service advertising Reading Recruiting of employees School districts School health programs Social Welfare Special education Student records Student transportation Teacher education Teacher salaries Teacher supply and demand Transportation and Public Works Education 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-11T17:26:56Z Kindergarten Plus Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to states to provide Kindergarten Plus (K+) programs of voluntary full days of kindergarten during the summer before and the summer after their traditional kindergarten school year.

Directs the Secretary to ensure, to the extent possible, that each grant is of sufficient size to enable the state to provide K+ to all eligible students served by the local educational agencies (LEAs) within the state with the highest concentrations of eligible students. Makes children eligible to participate in such programs if they are: (1) five-years old or will be eligible to attend kindergarten at the beginning of the next school year; (2) from a family with an income at or below 185% of the poverty line; and (3) not already served by a high-quality program in the summer before or the summer after the child enters kindergarten.

Requires states, in awarding subgrants, to give priority to LEAs that: (1) serve the greatest number or percentage of eligible students; and (2) propose to reduce class size and student-to-teacher ratios in K+ significantly below the average ratios in regular kindergarten classes served by the LEA. Provides for direct grants to LEAs whose states do not apply for grants. Sets forth K+ teacher and personnel quality standards.

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