The legislature finds that: A. special needs are present among the state's population of three- and four-year-old children and those needs warrant the provision of early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten programs;B. participation in quality early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten has a positive effect on children's intellectual, emotional, social and physical development; andC. early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten will advance governmental interests and childhood development and readiness. History: Laws 2005, ch. 170, § 2; 2019, ch. 48, § 19. ANNOTATIONSThe 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2020, expanded early pre-kindergarten and pre-kindergarten program eligibility; in the section heading, deleted 'and purpose'; in Subsection A, after 'state's population of', added 'three- and', and after 'the provision of', added 'early pre-kindergarten and'; in Subsection B, after 'participation in quality', added 'early pre-kindergarten and'; and in Subsection C, added 'early pre-kindergarten and'.
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