allow public schools to maintain pre-kindergarten programs, to provide the Board of Education with rule making authority for pre-kindergarten programs, and to provide funding through the state aid to education formula for students in accredited pre-kindergarten programs.

Senators Nesselhuf (prime), Jerstad, and Olson (Ed) and Representatives Lucas (prime), Bradford, Burg, Dennert, Elliott, Engels, Gassman, Gillespie, Halverson, McLaughlin, Miles, Nygaard, Sigdestad, and Thompson