AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHING A CLASS SIZE MAXIMUM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO (2) (Mandates public school classroom size be limited to twenty (20) students for kindergarten through grade two (2).)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2020
Last action Mar 5, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 27
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 5, 2020
Committee
03/05/2020 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2020 Senate read and passed
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
02/04/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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