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FL S0818

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2015

Primary Sponsor

Appropriations

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes exemption allowing public schools of choice to calculate class size compliance using school-level averages instead of individual class maximums.

  • Changes charter schools and district innovation schools of technology from calculating class size compliance at school average to using individual class maximums.

  • Requires districts that exceed class size maximums to retain reduced funding and spend it on noncompliant schools to achieve compliance, eliminating previous fund reallocation to compliant districts.

  • Mandates noncompliant districts submit compliance plans to the commissioner by February 1 and post plans on district websites and provide them to school advisory councils of affected schools.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2015.

Legislative Description

Maximum Class Size

Last Action

Died on Calendar

5/1/2015

Committee Referrals

Appropriations3/18/2015
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education3/5/2015
Education Pre-K - 122/13/2015

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