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VT LEG #371318 v.1 and issue a written report to the General Assembly regarding whether the cost of educating a prekindergarten student is the same as educating a kindergarten student in the context of a full school day. The report shall include a detailed analysis, recommendation, and implementation plan for the sufficient weight to apply to prekindergarten students, in alignment with the weights under current law, for the purposes of determining weighted long-term membership of a school district under 16 V.S.A. § 4010. The report shall include draft legislative language to support the recommended prekindergarten pupil weight and implementation plan. Sec. 2c. AGENCY OF EDUCATION DATA COLLECTION AND SHARING On or before August 1, 2023, the Agency of Education shall collect and share the following data with the Joint Fiscal Office: (1) The number of weighted pupils, which shall not be adjusted by the equalization ratio, for fiscal year 2024: (A) using weights in effect on July 1, 2023 at both the statewide and district levels; and (B) using weights in effect on July 1, 2024 at both the statewide and district levels. (2) The following data, by school district: (A) the total resources needed to operate a public prekindergarten education program that would serve each prekindergarten child in the district;