Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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May 10, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A7056
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SOLAGES
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Fred Thiele
2023-A7056 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7235
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3204-A, Ed L
2023-A7056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7056 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 10, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student class size in public schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3204-A to read as follows: § 3204-A. STUDENT CLASS SIZE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1. (A) ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS SHALL ESTABLISH A PLAN, TO BE DEVELOPED IN COLLAB- ORATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE PRESIDENT OF EACH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT REPRESENTING THE TEACHERS, OTHER CLASSROOM STAFF, AND THE BUILDING LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND SUBMITTED TO THE COMMIS- SIONER FOR APPROVAL, TO REDUCE ACTUAL CLASS SIZES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE AND TO BE ACHIEVED BY SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT FOR ALL CLASSES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PERFORMING GROUPS, AS FOLLOWS: (I) KINDERGARTEN-THIRD GRADE TO HAVE NO MORE THAN TWENTY STUDENTS PER CLASS; (II) FOURTH-EIGHTH GRADE TO HAVE NO MORE THAN TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS PER CLASS; AND (III) HIGH SCHOOL TO HAVE NO MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE STUDENTS PER CLASS. (B) PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND PERFORMING GROUPS SHALL HAVE NO MORE THAN FORTY STUDENTS PER CLASS AT ALL LEVELS. EACH YEAR OF THE PLAN, AN ADDI- TIONAL TWENTY PERCENT OF THE CLASSROOMS, EXCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES, SHALL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CLASS SIZE TARGETS PROVIDED THAT ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL BE IN FULL COMPLIANCE BY THE COMMENCE- MENT OF THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE SCHOOL YEAR AND ALL CLASSES SHALL MAINTAIN THE TARGET CLASS SIZE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11114-01-3 A. 7056 2
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