We have Quality Kindergarten amendments!

Two, in fact: one that restores it to post midyear cut levels, the other to what looks like the beginning of FY15 levels.
(with thanks to Mike Buckley and Mike Lebrasseur for doing the legwork on this!)

EDU 549 

Full Day Kindergarten

Mr. Joyce moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7030-1002, by striking the words “provided further, that funds remaining in this item after grants have been issued to all cities, towns or regional school districts willing and able to expand kindergarten programs to full-day programs shall be divided among each of the programs that received funds through this item in fiscal year 2015 in a manner proportional to the distribution of funds to cities, towns and regional school districts in fiscal year 2015;” and in said item, by striking the figure “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figure:- “$18,589,713”.

EDU 613

Keeping Our Commitment - Kindergarten Development Grants

Mr. Hedlund, Ms. Flanagan, Messrs. Fattman and Lewis, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Brownsberger and Lesser moved that the bill be amended, in Section 2, in item 7030-1002, by striking out the figures “$1,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the figures “$23,948,947”

Now to get one passed! Get in touch with your senators, please!