Effective: July 1, 2014
Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 - 130th General Assembly
(A) As used in this section, "all-day kindergarten" means a kindergarten class that is in session for not less than the same number of clock hours each week as for students in grades one through six.
(B) Any school district may operate all-day kindergarten or extended kindergarten, but no district shall require any student to attend kindergarten for more than the number of clock hours required each day for traditional kindergarten by the minimum standards adopted under division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code. Each school district that operates all-day or extended kindergarten shall accommodate kindergarten students whose parents or guardians elect to enroll them for the minimum number of hours.
(C) A school district may use space in child day-care centers licensed under Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code to provide all-day kindergarten under this section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3321 | School Attendance
Section 3321.02 | Children Amenable to Compulsory Education Laws.
Section 3321.03 | Parent's Obligation to See That Child Receives Instruction.
Section 3321.04 | Scope of Obligation.
Section 3321.041 | Excused Absences for Certain Extracurricular Activities.
Section 3321.05 | All-Day or Extended Kindergarten.
Section 3321.07 | Requirements for Child Instructed at Other Than Public School.
Section 3321.08 | Part-Time School - Definition.
Section 3321.09 | Part-Time Schooling Not Provided by Board of Education.
Section 3321.10 | Supervision of Children Employed on Age and Schooling Certificates.
Section 3321.11 | Availability or Accessibility of Part-Time Schools.
Section 3321.12 | Report to Treasurer of Board.
Section 3321.14 | Attendance Officer - Pupil-Personnel Workers.
Section 3321.141 | Contacting Parent, Guardian, or Other Person Having Care of Any Absent Student.
Section 3321.15 | Educational Service Center Attendance Officer and Assistants.
Section 3321.16 | Investigation of Nonattendance; Complaint.
Section 3321.17 | Attendance Officer and Assistants - Powers.
Section 3321.18 | Enforcement Proceedings.
Section 3321.191 | Adoption of Policy Regarding Student Absences; Intervention Strategies.
Section 3321.20 | Warning of Legal Consequences of Truancy - Complaint.
Section 3321.22 | Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Section 3321.38 | Prohibiting Failure to Send Child to School.