2025 House Bill 240: AN ACT relating to mandating a screening test for kindergarten students

House Bill 240 requires kindergarten students to be given a universal screener in the last ten instruction days of the year. Students who do not display adequate learning will be held back for another year of instruction. It prohibits students who turn seven by August 1st from remaining in kindergarten. It requires the school to reevaluate the learning program of the child repeating kindergarten.

KSVT acknowledges the possible benefits of this bill to struggling students. Some of the language such as "universal screener" is vague, and its applications are non-specific. However, we do not feel fully qualified to speak on what educational reforms may or may not work for kindergarten students.