California Lawmaker Proposes Mandatory Full-Day Kindergarten Across the State

Teacher Haley Fazio (2nd L) works with her kindergarten students on a frog-research lesson viewed on tablet computer in Des Moines, Wash., on March 10, 2015. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

California could mandate school districts across the state to provide full-day kindergarten by 2021 under legislation proposed on Jan. 10.

Bill AB 197 requires school districts to offer a full-day kindergarten program with the same amount of school time as 1st grade, which is about 230 minutes per day.