HB208 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms, number of students per teacher limited, phase-in period
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law does not limit the number of
students per teacher in kindergarten to twelfth
grade classrooms</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require that, beginning with
the 2017-2018 school year, class size limits be
maintained at 15 students per teacher for grades
kindergarten to third, inclusive, at 22 students
per teacher for grades four to eight, inclusive,
and at 25 students per teacher for grades nine to
12, inclusive. Such limits would be implemented on
a graduated basis beginning with the 2013-2014
fiscal year</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide that any costs
associated with satisfying the class size
limitations imposed by this bill would be the
responsibility of the state and not the local
school systems</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to public education; to establish class
size limits in grades kindergarten to 12, inclusive, beginning
with the 2017-2018 school year, to be phased in beginning with
the 2013-2014 fiscal year; and to provide that any costs
associated with satisfying the limits be the responsibility of
the state.
</p>
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB208 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |