CS/HB 7043 (2008) -  Maximum Class Size

General Bill by Policy & Budget Council and Schools & Learning Council and Pickens (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Coley
Maximum Class Size: Revises schedule for implementing constitutional class size maximums; revises calculations for compliance; provides enforcement authority & duties to ensure district compliance; revises accountability provisions to require DOE to reduce class size reduction operating categorical funds for noncompliance; authorizes district to make flexibility determination to attain compliance & specifies requirements relating thereto; revises requirements for district use of class size reduction operating categorical allocation; deletes certain transfer of appropriations relating to class size reduction; deletes provisions relating to school district eligibility to deliver VPK education program based on class size.
Effective Date: July 1, 2008
Last Event: 05/02/08 S Died in Messages on Friday, May 2, 2008 5:59 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB SLC 08-08 recommended by:
    Schools & Learning Council

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1756 Subject: Classroom Size Reductions [FPCC] Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Policy & Budget Council 4/14/2008 11:24:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Policy & Budget Council 4/9/2008 3:58:32 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Schools & Learning Council 3/20/2008 2:41:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Schools & Learning Council 3/14/2008 2:33:56 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/18/2008 10:25 AM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 756] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Messages Time: 05/02/2008 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/22/2008 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/22/2008 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 Time: 04/18/2008 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/18/2008 - 10:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/18/2008 - 10:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/16/2008 - 7:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/16/2008 - 1:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/14/2008 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2008) Time: 04/14/2008 - 10:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/14/2008 - 5:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 04/14/2008 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.19 Time: 04/14/2008 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Policy & Budget Council Time: 04/14/2008 - 10:32 AM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Policy & Budget Council Time: 04/10/2008 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Policy & Budget Council Time: 04/10/2008 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Policy & Budget Council agenda Time: 04/10/2008 - 12:51 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Added to Policy & Budget Council agenda Time: 04/08/2008 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Now in Policy & Budget Council Time: 03/20/2008 - 6:43 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Policy & Budget Council Time: 03/20/2008 - 6:43 PM Member: Committee: Policy & Budget Council Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/19/2008 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/19/2008 - 12:18 PM Member: Committee: Schools & Learning Council Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
216.292 HB 1179, HB 5003
1002.53 CS/SB 1756, HB 7153
1002.61 HB 879, CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 1670, CS/SB 1756
1002.63 SB 148, HB 629, SB 676, HB 879, SB 1352, CS/CS/CS/CS/SB 1670, CS/SB 1756
1002.73 HB 629, SB 1352, CS/SB 1756
1003.03 HB 519, SB 1172, CS/SB 1756, SB 2810
1011.685 CS/SB 1756