Parents could ask schools to group twins in preschool lotteries

A parent or guardian could ask a public school to treat twins or higher order multiples as one group in a preschool lottery or open enrollment. This applies to twins or higher order multiples seeking seats in a public school preschool program that uses a lottery or open enrollment. Higher order multiples are triplets or larger groups of siblings born at one birth. A parent or guardian must request that the children be treated as one group. If enacted, the act would first apply to the first full school year after enactment.

If treated as one group, the children would be selected together or waitlisted together. This applies to twins or higher order multiples treated as one group in a public preschool lottery or open enrollment. If fewer seats are available than there are children in the group, all would be waitlisted. If enacted, the act would first apply to the first full school year after enactment.

A parent or guardian could ask for selected children to be placed in the same or separate classrooms. This applies to twins or higher order multiples selected for a public preschool program operated by a school district, a Head Start Program, or a licensed child care provider. The preschool program must maintain multiple preschool classrooms. A requested placement cannot conflict with a special education student's Individualized Education Plan, which sets out that student's education needs and services. If enacted, the act would first apply to the first full school year after enactment.