North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-22-02. Public kindergarten--Requirements

1. May not employ an individual as a kindergarten teacher unless the individual is licensed to teach by the education standards and practices board or approved by the education standards and practices board;

2. Shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction and follow a developmentally appropriate curriculum;

3. Shall provide kindergarten instruction, on a half-day or full-day basis, as determined by the school board;

4. Shall provide for a kindergarten instructional calendar equal to at least fifty percent of the full-time instructional days required in accordance with section 15.1-06-04;

5. Shall apply all municipal and state health, fire, and safety requirements to the kindergarten; and

6. May not enroll a child who is not five years old before August first of the year of enrollment, unless the child will be five years old before December first and: