AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO
Summary
2) MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE ACT (Mandates 20 students per classroom for kindergarten through second grade. Exceptions for emergencies and temporary situations, not to exceed 3 days and mid-year enrollments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2024
Last action May 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2024
How they voted
30–4
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
May 16, 2024
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 17, 2024
Committee
05/17/2024 Referred to House Education
lower
May 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/16/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
May 8, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/08/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 3, 2024
Committee
04/03/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
01/24/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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