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CS/CS/HB 665: Maximum Class Size

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; Moraitis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, B. ; Costello ; Diaz, M. ; Raschein

Maximum Class Size; Revises calculation of school district's class size categorical allocation reduction to school average when maximum class size requirements are not met; provides for expenditure of funds; requires that district plan for compliance with class size maximums be posted to district website & provided to school advisory council of each noncompliant school; authorizes that plan be posted on noncompliant school's website.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K - 12
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2015 House • Filed
    2/18/2015 House • Referred to Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 55
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 55
    3/10/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/12/2015 House • CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 224
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 221
    3/13/2015 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 229
    3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/19/15, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/19/2015 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 285
    3/20/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 284
    • CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 280
    3/24/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/26/15
    3/26/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 313
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/27/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 337
    • CS passed; YEAS 107 NAYS 3 -HJ 337
    4/1/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 324
    • Received -SJ 324
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K - 12

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  • CS/CS/HB 665, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/20/2015 at 1:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 818 (c1) Maximum Class Size Garcia Identical Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/27/2015 10:30 AM House 107 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental choice. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 2 (pdf)
    1002.451 District innovation school of technology program. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.03 Maximum class size. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 665, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/12/2015 at 4:01 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 818 Maximum Class Size Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    914651 - Amendment
    Between lines 21 and 22, insert:
    Moraitis 3/18/2015
    6:21 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2015
    PDF
    357589 - Amendment
    Remove lines 81-125 and insert:
    Moraitis 3/18/2015
    6:22 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/19/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 1 (pdf)
    1002.451 District innovation school of technology program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.03 Maximum class size. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 665, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2015 at 4:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 818 Maximum Class Size Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 1 (pdf)
    1002.451 District innovation school of technology program. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    1003.03 Maximum class size. Page 4 (pdf)

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