HB 4577

Amends the School Code regarding the establishment of kindergartens. With respect to a provision stating that kindergarten should provide opportunities for play-based learning, defines: (1) "play-based learning"" as either guided play or student-initiated play; (2) ""guided play"" as intentional teacher-directed play with activities set up and led by a teacher that are aligned to learning goals or standards; and (3) ""student-initiated play"" as child-selected opportunities to build, pretend, create, move, or explore in an environment intentionally curated by a teacher to align with learning goals or standards."