AB 558, as introduced, Cooley. Class size reduction.
Existing law establishes the Class Size Reduction Program under which a participating school district or county office of education establishes a program to reduce class size in kindergarten and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, to 20 or fewer pupils. Existing law, provides that, if a school district receives funding pursuant to those provisions but has not implemented its class size reduction program for all grades and classes for which it received funding, then an amount equal to the amount received by the school district shall pursuant to those provisions be deducted by the Controller from the next principal apportionment to the district. Existing law, for the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13, and 2013-14 fiscal years, provides for an adjustment to the amount of the deduction pursuant to a certain schedule based on the number of pupils greater than or equal to 20.5 per class who were enrolled.
This bill, for the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 fiscal years, would provide for an adjustment to the deduction pursuant to a certain schedule based on the number of pupils greater than or equal to 20.5 per class who were enrolled.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
2(a) California has the largest class sizes in the country.
3(b) Small class sizes are key to improving a pupil’s learning.
4(c) Smaller class sizes are especially necessary for the
5educational development of high need pupils.
6(d) Small class sizes have helped to increase pupil test scores
7and overall learning across the state.
Section 52124.4 is added to the Education Code, to
9read:
(a) For the 2014-15 fiscal year, the amounts deducted
11pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
12(1) Seven percent of the amount to which the school district
13would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
14average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
15greater than or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
16(2) Fifteen percent of the amount to which the school district
17would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
18average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
19greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
20(3) Twenty percent of the
amount to which the school district
21would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
22average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
23greater than or equal to 21.5 but less than 21.9.
24(b) For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
25to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
26(1) Ten percent of the amount to which the school district would
27otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual average
28enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is greater than
29or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
30(2) Twenty-five percent of the amount to which the school
31district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
32annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
33is greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
34(3) Forty percent of the amount to which the school district
35would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
36average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
37greater than or equal to 21.5 but less than 21.9.
P3 1(c) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
2to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
3(1) Fifteen percent of the amount to which the school district
4would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
5average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
6greater than or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
7(2) Thirty-five percent of the amount to which the school district
8would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
9average enrollment determined pursuant to
Section 52124.5 is
10greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
11(3) Sixty percent of the amount to which the school district
12would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
13average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
14greater than or equal to 21.5 but less than 21.9.
15(d) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
16to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
17(1) Twenty percent of the amount to which the school district
18would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
19average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
20greater than or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
21(2) Forty percent of the amount to which the school district
22would otherwise be eligible for each
class for which the annual
23average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
24greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
25(3) Eighty percent of the amount to which the school district
26would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
27average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
28greater than or equal to 21.5 but less than 21.9.
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