SHB 1351 — Adjusting age requirements for accessing the early childhood education and assistance program.

What this bill does

Allows children who will turn 3 during the school year to enroll in the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP), subject to available space and funding, when they meet all ECEAP eligibility criteria other than age.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 4, 2025
  96 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 22, 2025
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 8, 2025
  49 yea · 0 nay

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