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CS/HB 591: Maximum Class Size

GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Massullo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Donalds ; Fischer ; Grall ; McClain ; Renner ; Stevenson ; Yarborough

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; requires that specified district plan be posted to district website & provided to specified school advisory councils; authorizes that plan be posted on noncompliant school's website; provides exemption from reduction of school district's class size categorical allocation for specified fiscal years if certain conditions are met.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/31/2017 House • Filed
    2/9/2017 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 74
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 74
    3/10/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 03/14/17, 9:30 am, Mashburn Hall
    3/14/2017 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 2 -HJ 362
    • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 362
    3/16/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
    3/20/2017 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 403
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 403
    3/21/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/23/17, 9:00 am, Reed Hall
    3/23/2017 House • CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 458
    3/24/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 456
    3/27/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 463
    3/30/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
    4/4/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 541
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 576
    • CS passed; YEAS 95 NAYS 22 -HJ 576
    4/12/2017 Senate • In Messages
    4/13/2017 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 409
    • Received -SJ 408
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Education

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  • CS/HB 591, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/24/2017 at 8:24 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 808 Maximum Class Size Mayfield Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/5/2017 5:15 PM House 95 Yeas - 22 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    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)
    1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 591, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2017 at 12:31 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2017 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2017 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 808 Maximum Class Size Mayfield Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    235375 - Amendment
    Remove line 145 and insert:     		Massullo 3/22/2017
    6:06 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/23/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    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)
    1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative. Page 7 (pdf)

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