Lawmakers vote to raise kindergarten age

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The state Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would increase by three months the age at which children would be allowed to start kindergarten.

Under the proposal, SB 1381 by Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto), children would have to turn 5 by Sept. 1 in order to be eligible for kindergarten. The measure is expected to lower the state’s kindergarten population by 100,000 and save the state an estimated $700 million.

Patrick McGreevy has the details in L.A. Now.