Update on S.B31 By Maricela Hernandez, Luisa Rodriguez, Viridiana Najera

Update on S.B 31

Class Size Amendments

• This bill would cap classroom size from kindergarten to third grade.
• S.B 31 has arrived to the house rules committee, after it goes through the House Committee it will be sent to a Sub Committee, where you would go to state your opinion.
• They have substituted this bill but it has not been adopted, it was however amended into the following class caps.

20 students for a kindergarten class

22 students for a first grade class;

22 students for a second grade class

24 students for a third grade class.

• If passed, this bill will take place on July 1, 2012 and apply to all future school years.
• The bill was last updated on February 12.