SB 1588

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Senator(s) TAM / MATSUNAGA

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        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 2- 1-99        S Referred to 1. EDU 2. WAM                                
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.