Compulsory school attendance law; require of kindergarten-age children.

SB 2615 would require Mississippi parents or guardians to enroll kindergarten-age children (5-year-olds) in licensed public, parochial, nonpublic, or "legitimate" homeschool kindergarten programs, expanding the state’s compulsory school attendance law to include this age group. It directly affects families with 5-year-olds, mandating enrollment in approved programs that address cognitive, social, and emotional development. The bill defines "legitimate" programs as those not designed to avoid attendance requirements and requires submission of a certificate of enrollment by September 15 each year. This policy change aims to formalize kindergarten attendance under the same rules as older school-age children, though it excludes children with documented medical or educational needs.