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1999 SESSION

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HB 1673 Pupil-teacher ratios in kindergarten and grades 2 & 3.

Introduced by: James H. Dillard II | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Standards of Quality; pupil-teacher ratios in kindergarten and grades two and three. Lowers the divisionwide maximum ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, in kindergarten and grades two and three from 25:1 to 24:1. If the average daily membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher's aide would be assigned to the class. Under current law, class sizes in grades K-3 are capped at 30 students, and the pupil-teacher ratio for first grade is already 24:1.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992725212  pdf
• 03/08/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1673ER)  pdf
• 04/05/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/99  House: Presented & ordered printed 992725212
• 01/13/99  House: Referred to Committee on Education
• 01/18/99  House: Assigned to Education sub-committee: 1
• 01/22/99  House: Reported from Education (24-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/99  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/02/99  House: Assigned to App. sub-committee: Elementary & Secondary Ed.
• 02/05/99  House: Reported from Appropriations (30-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/99  House: Read first time
• 02/07/99  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/08/99  House: Read third time and passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/99  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/10/99  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/10/99  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/18/99  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/99  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Read third time
• 02/23/99  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/23/99  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/23/99  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/99  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/99  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/25/99  House: Senate amds. agreed to by House (Block Vote) (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/99  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE-ADOPTION (100-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/99  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1673ER)
• 03/12/99  House: Enrolled
• 03/12/99  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/99  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/99  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 595 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/05/99  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0595)