"Quality Basic Education Act"; the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; revise

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 3 of Article 6 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to revise the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade; to provide for parents and guardians to elect for their children who have attained the age of four or five to be enrolled in a voluntary pre-kindergarten program provided…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 10, 2026

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Can elect to enroll their children who have attained the age of four or five in a voluntary pre-kindergarten program.

  “to provide for parents and guardians to elect for their children who have attained the age of four or five to be enrolled in a voluntary pre-kindergarten program provided”· ...

• Student / education borrowerdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Eligibility for kindergarten or first grade enrollment will be revised based on a new age attainment date.

  “so as to revise the date by which a child must attain a certain age to be eligible for enrollment in kindergarten or first grade”· ...