Relates to contracts for excellence in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants
Summary
Provides that in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants, a plan developed in collaboration with the collective bargaining units representing teachers and the principals beginning in September 2022 and signed off on by the chancellor and the presidents of each bargaining unit, to reduce class sizes beginning September 2023 and to be achieved by September 2028 for all classes; requires a report on or before November 15, 2023 and on or before November 15th of each year thereafter; further requires the city school district to submit a financial impact statement on November 15, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
Assembly Passage
Jan 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Signed Mar 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2023 · Assembly Jan 24, 2023
How they voted
56–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jan 23, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 3, 2023
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.86
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
lower
Jan 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Liu
DDemocratic
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