HB427 Summary

• Establishes maximum class size limits beginning with the 2019-2020 school year: 15 students per teacher for grades pre-K to 3, 22 students per teacher for grades 4 to 8, and 25 students per teacher for grades 9 to 12.

• Implements class size reductions on a graduated basis starting with the 2015-2016 fiscal year, reducing average classroom size by at least 2 students per year until limits are met.

• Exempts extracurricular classes from the class size requirements.

• Assigns all costs associated with meeting the class size limits to the state, prohibiting local school systems from bearing these expenses.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.