From the ECS State Policy Database Class Size

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Pupil-Teacher Ratio Waivers S.B. 461 Repeals existing provisions requring the state board to adopt rules related to the issuance of waivers from pupil-teacher ratios over 20 stu... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Online Courses, Virtual Schools H.B. 3062 Requires virtual schools to maintain teacher-pupil ratios set by the state board of education and to provide the same length of time for lea... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Delay of Class Size Penalty H.B. 5101 - Delay of Class Size Penalty From bill analysis: Delays the increased class size penalty (from 50% to the full amount of the base student allocation) until 2014-2015, in... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools A.B. 9057 - Class Sizes for Students with Disabilities in Middle and High Schools Part A, Section 12: Extends through 2012-13 school year provision authorizing the board of education of a city school district with a popula... More... WY Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Class Size, Grade Configuration S.F. 90 Directs school districts to maintain an average class size of 16 for K-3 classrooms. Requires districts to report to the state superintenden... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Class Size Reduction for Grades 1-3 H.B. 200 - Class Size Reduction for Grades 1-3 Declares findings of the general assembly regarding benefits of small class sizes in grades 1-3, and disadvantages of larger class sizes. Es... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Charter School Enrollment/School District Class Size S.B. 2120 - Sec. 8, 11, 12, 14, 15 Sec. 8 - Adjusts the charter school enrollment process such that students living in a development that provides the facility and related pro... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Class Size H.B. 192 - Class Size Extends for 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years certain temporary provisions that permit the average class size for certain programs to be equi... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Class Size Reduction Funds S.B. 70 - Sec. 58 From bill summary: Existing law appropriates funding for class size reduction grades K-3, to be expended consistent with specified requireme... More... FL Rejected by voters 11/2010 P-12 Class Size Requirements Constitutional Amendment 8; SJR 2 Proposed amendment to the constitution to revise class size requirements for public schools as follows: (1) For grades Pre-kindergarten thro... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Class Size Requirements H.B. 5101 Section 11 - Requires each local school board, before adoption of the district school budget for 2010-2011, to hold public hearings and prov... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Waivers to Reduce School Expenditures H.B. 908 From bill summary: Temporarily waives certain expenditure controls relating to funds earned for direct instructional costs, media center cos... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Class Size Reduction A.B. 808 Previous law allowed an eligible school board that has entered into a five-year renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Revises Maximum Class Size Requirements SJR 2 Proposes a constitutional amendment to go before voters in November 2010; revises the maximum class size requirements; beginning with the 20... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 State Reporting of Class Size and Charter School Funding S.B. 56 Modifies the state superintendent's annual report of the public school system by: (1) requiring reporting of data on average class sizes cal... More... NV Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Class Size A.B. 4B Revises provisions governing class-size reduction to allow school districts flexibility in addressing budget shortfalls; allows a school dis... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Waiver of Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Grades K-4 H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.20 Authorizes the state superintendent, in the 2009 or 2010 academic year (or both) to waive the teacher/pupil ratio for grades K-4 as required... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Contracts for Excellence A.B. 157 - Part A, Sections 1-5 Provides that a district that submitted a contract for excellence for the 2008-09 school year must submit a contract for excellence for the ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Class Size S.B. 1112 Extends the sunset date for the mitigation provisions in the Class Size Reduction Program, in which participating school districts are provi... More... DE Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Compliance with Class-Size Ratios H.B. 393 Codifies the recommendation of the Class Size and Unit Allocation Task Force that the Department of Education annually collect and report da... More... NY Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,... More... NY Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 The board of regents has readopted, by emergency action effective January 22, 2008, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Reg... More... NY Emergency Rule Extension 11/2007 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Readopts, by emergency action effective November 25, 2007, the emergency rule adopted at the September 10, 2007 Regents meeting that added a... More... GA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Class Size in Grades 9-12 GAC 160-5-1-.08, -.10 Establishes class size maximums for core courses in grades 9-12. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.08.pdf... More... NY Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Contracts for Excellence Title 8 NYCRR Sections 100.13 and 170.12 Establishes allowable programs and activities, criteria for public reporting by school districts of their total foundation aid expenditures,... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Reaching One's Potential for Excellence (ROPE) Scholars Pilot Program. S.B. 1030 The purpose of the ROPE Scholars Pilot Program is to strengthen middle grades education in order to provide students with the opportunity to... More... WV Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Quality Early Education System Policy 2525 The most recent updates to Policy 2525: West Virginia's Universal Access to a Quality Early Education System support quality in the classroo... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Multiples and Maximum Class Sizes S.B. 123 Requires twins or other multiples to be placed in the same classroom if the parent requests. Also allows districts to establish maximum clas... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Reporting Amendments H.B. 215 Specifies how average class size shall be calculated for the purpose of reporting class size by grade and subject on annual school performan... More... IL Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Class Size Reduction Grants 23 IAC 565.10, .20, .30, .40, .50, .60, .110, .120, .130, .140, .150,.160 Establishes rules regarding the K-3 class size reduction grant program, and a class size reduction pilot project. Specifies that eligible di... More... GA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Remediation, Charter Schools, Class Size, Student Attendance GAC 160-4-5-.01; -4-9-.04; -5-1-.08, -.10 Clarifies rules regarding the following: Remedial education for students in grades 6-12: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/5/01.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Class Size Reduction Pilot Program S.B. 2882 Creates a pilot class size reduction grant program, in addition to the existing class size reduction grant program, to be implemented and ad... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Class Size and Other Block Grant Funds S.B. 2272 - Section 6 Extends repeal date of Iowa Early Intervention and School Improvement Technology Block Grant Programs to July 2007. (Includes funds for K-3 ... More... TN Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Class Size Waiver During Natural Disasters S.B. 2898 Relates to maximum classroom sizes; In the event of a natural disaster which results in the enrollment of displaced students, the commission... More... WI Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Class Size Reduction Funding S.B. 68 Under current law, a school district may enter into a five-year, renewable student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contract with the Department... More... GA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Class Size H.B. 1358 Changes certain provisions relating to maximum class size requirements. For the 2006-2007 school year, increases maximum class sizes in grad... More... LA Signed into law 11/2005 P-12 Class Size Ratio Exemption H.B. 19A Exempts LA 4 (prekindergarten) classes from class size ratio for the 2005-2006 school year if the district or charter school enrolled any st... More... GA Adopted 10/2005 P-12 Maximum Individual Class Size GAC 160-5-1-.08 Changes the maximum individual class size for science grades 9-12 for school years 2007-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 from 28 to 30. Amends the fu... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Control of Class Size Reduction Funding H.B. 2589 Under the K-3 class size reduction grant program, provides that if a school board determines that a school is using funds awarded under the... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Class size reduction S.B. 460 Authorizes certain school districts to develop plans for alternative pupil-teacher ratios. In lieu of complying with the pupil-teacher rati... More... FL Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Class Size Reduction S.B. 1678 States that, beginning in the 2005-2006 school year, if the actual student membership in the October survey exceeds the student membership e... More... NV (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 433. 06/2005 P-12 Class size reducation appropriation H.B. 575 Makes appropriations to the State Distributive School Account for purposes relating to class-size reduction. The state appropriates from th... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Class size H.B. 526 Each school district that does not meet the ratio of pupils per class (15:1 in grades k-3) must request a variance from the State Board by p... More... WI Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2005 P-12 Student Achievement Guaranteed in Education Program (SAGE) PI 24 Amends class size reduction funding under the Student Achievement Guaranteed in Education Program (SAGE). WISCONSIN REG 20485 (SN) http://ww... More... IN Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 Funding Formula for K-3 Class Size Reduction H.B. 1001 (Section 181 and 233) Revises the funding formula for the K-3 class size reduction program. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2005. Makes other adjustments. ht... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education: Class Size S.B. 311 Requires the Controller to deduct from the next principal apportionment of a school district a specified amount based on the annual pupil en... More... GA Adopted 08/2004 P-12 Class Size; Absences and Excuses GAC 160-5-1-.08; -.10 Clarifies rules regarding class size, absences and excuses. Renames chapter on absences as Student Attendance. Provides definition of truant... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 K-3 Class Size Reduction Grant Program S.B. 2135 Creates a K-3 class size reduction grant program. Provides that only schools that are on the early academic warning list or academic watch l... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weight... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Class Size GAC 160-5-1-.08 Class size is amended to comply with changes in law that were adopted by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2004 session regarding the ... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... GA Adopted 11/2003 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay GAC 160-5-4-.04 Clarifies rules regarding special appropriation for public school capital outlay. Adds the additional funds authorized by the General Assemb... More... IL Amendatory veto by Governor - Bill dead 11/2003 P-12 Class Size Reduction Grant S.B. 902 Amends the School Code. Creates a K-3 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the state board of education.... More... CA Vetoed 10/2003 P-12 Class Size S.B. 556 Requires, through the 2005-06 school year, any school district establishing a class size reduction program to select the grade level or leve... More... GA Adopted 07/2003 P-12 Class Size GAC 160-5-1-.08 Clarifies rules regarding class size. Specifies definitions and requirements. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Quality Education S.B. 30 Establishes maximum class sizes; creates the Classrooms for Kids Program; establishes the District Effort Recognition Program; establishes t... More... GA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Assessment, Maximum Class size, Instruction, Revenue S.B. 249 Revises provisions relating to payment of fees for advanced placement tests; revises provision relating to the release of certain test quest... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Early Intervention Block Grant Program Repeal Date H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Changes repeal date from 2003 to 2004 on chapter establishing statewide early intervention block grant program. Components of this program i... More... FL Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Florida's Amendment to Reduce Class Size Constitutional Amendment 9 Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution (Article IX, Section I) to require that the Legislature provide funding for sufficient class... More... CA Vetoed 09/2001 P-12 Small Class Size Program A.B. 231 Authorizes, on a pilot program basis, the Torrance and Poway Unified School Districts to implement an alternative class size reduction progr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Class Size Limits H.B. 3313 A campus or district that is granted an exception from class size limits shall provide written notice of the exception to the parent of or p... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Modifications to Class Reduction Program A.B. 1608 Allows a school district that maintains only one school that serves pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive with an annual avera... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Revisions In the Small Class Size Program S.B. 871 This establishes 2 options under which a school district may apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for funds from the program. U... More... WA Approved by voters 06/2000 P-12 Ballot Initiative - Student Achievement Fund Initiative 728 INITIATIVE 728: Shall school districts reduce class sizes, extend learning programs, expand teacher training, and construct facilities, fund... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Pupil/Teacher Ratios S.B. 1167 Requires schools to include information relating to classroom pupil to teacher ratios on the school report card for kindergarten through gra... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Class Size Component H.B. 1187 The new class sizes are funded as follows: Kindergarten – 1:15; Kindergarten Early Intervention Program – 1:11; Grades 1-3 – 1:17; Grades 1-... More...