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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2791 Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 105 ILCS 5/10-19.4 new | | 105 ILCS 5/34-18.48 new | |
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Amends the School Code to provide that each school year, on or before the September fall enrollment
count, the maximum number of students assigned to each
teacher who is teaching courses in public school classrooms
for grades kindergarten through 12 may not exceed 27 students, which must be maintained after the September fall enrollment count. Requires the State Board of Education to annually
calculate class size based upon the September fall enrollment
count. Effective July 1, 2013.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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| | HB2791 | | LRB098 10197 RPM 40356 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Sections |
| 5 | | 10-19.4 and 34-18.48 as follows:
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| 6 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-19.4 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 10-19.4. Maximum class size. |
| 8 | | (a) Each school year, on or before the September fall |
| 9 | | enrollment
count, the maximum number of students assigned to |
| 10 | | each
teacher who is teaching courses in public school |
| 11 | | classrooms
for grades kindergarten through 12 may not exceed 27 |
| 12 | | students, which must be maintained after the September fall |
| 13 | | enrollment count. |
| 14 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall annually calculate
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| 15 | | class size under subsection (a) of this
Section based upon the |
| 16 | | September fall enrollment count.
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| 17 | | (105 ILCS 5/34-18.48 new) |
| 18 | | Sec. 34-18.48. Maximum class size. |
| 19 | | (a) Each school year, on or before the September fall |
| 20 | | enrollment
count, the maximum number of students assigned to |
| 21 | | each
teacher who is teaching courses in public school |
| 22 | | classrooms
for grades kindergarten through 12 may not exceed 27 |