(a) (1) By December 31, 2003, the Department of Education shall determine and prepare a list of the skills and knowledge that a child should have in order to be prepared to enter kindergarten.
(2) The list shall be prepared in a manner that will assist parents in preparing their children for kindergarten.
(b) (1) The list shall be available to parents on the Department of Education's website and from the Department of Education by mail if requested.
(2) The Department of Education shall make reasonable efforts to have the list of skills published in the Arkansas Happy Birthday Baby Book.
(c) (1) The Department of Human Services shall provide copies of the list to child care facilities licensed by the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.
(2) By December 31, 2003, the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules and regulations requiring child care facilities licensed by the division each year to distribute the list to the parent of each three-year-old child, four-year-old child, and five-year-old child attending the child care facility.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a child to have a certain level of skill or knowledge prior to enrolling in kindergarten.
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