HB 1715

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Representative(s) ITO; Say

Keywords: CLASS SIZE, EDUCATION, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS

Report Title: Class Size Reduction

Description: Requires reduction of the ratio of students to teachers in kindergarten through grade 2, to not more than 20 to 1, beginning with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, and students in grades 3-12 to 26 to 1; appropriates $3.5 million.

 1-28-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 7
 2-10-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday,
                  02-11-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 2-11-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.