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Urban Education
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION
2005-2006 Legislative Session
Senate Bills
Senate Bill 152 (Sen. David Brightbill)
Requires the Philadelphia School District to develop both an
annual budget and a projected budget for the next four years.
Senate Bill 783 (Sen. Patrick Browne)
Allocates funding to urban school districts to institute or
expand full-day kindergarten programs, develop or expand
preschool for four-year-olds, or develop or expand other early
childhood development initiatives such as Head Start.
House Bills
House Bill 377 (Rep. James Roebuck)
Increases the compulsory school age from 6 to 8 in the
Philadelphia School District. The change would not apply to
home education students.
House Bill 1384 (Rep. Patrick Browne)
Allocates funding to urban school districts to institute or
expand full-day kindergarten programs, develop or expand
preschool for four-year-olds, or develop or expand other early
childhood development initiatives such as Head Start.
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