Lawmakers will gather in the capital city Tuesday for the final day of the legislative session. And a number of bills could make it to the governor’s desk, including one that would make kindergarten mandatory.
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“She knows the issues that they’re having with these first graders. I mean, you just got to get out here and look and open your eyes and you’ll see that it is a problem,” said Warren. “Social skills, physical skills. Has he ever colored a circle, colored a square. Has he ever cut paper out with hand scissors, and what they’re telling me there are kids who have never done these things that are showing up in the first grade,” said Warren.
“You think it’s all right to flunk them and they had no opportunity to get prepared to take this test. We have provided nothing for them,” said Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Jefferson County.Another bill on the brink of passing is Rep. Barbara Drummond’s legislation to prohibit people under 21 years old from buying vaping products.Retailers who violate the bill face at least a $500 fine.
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