File Code: Primary and Secondary Education
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Finifter, Cole, Giannetti, Grosfeld,
Barkley, Carlson, Sher, and Guns
- Entitled:
-
Public Schools - Class Size Reduction - Smart Growth - Pilot Program
Establishing a pilot program to limit to 17 or fewer students the
class size in six locally designated growth areas for kindergarten
through grade 3 in core curriculum classes; requiring the Department
of Education to solicit plans from county boards of education;
authorizing a county board to submit a class size reduction plan to
the Department by specified dates; requiring the Department to select
plans for implementation under specified criteria by specified dates;
etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 3/1
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
- Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
- Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39
- Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A
- Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
- Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B
- Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- EDUCATION, BOARDS OF
- EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
- PENALTIES
- PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STUDENTS
- TEACHERS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Education
- (
5-213 ,
5-301
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered