AB 558, as amended, 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 thebegin delete number of pupils greater than or equal to 20.5 per class who were
enrolledend deletebegin insert annual average enrollment for each classend insert.
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 thebegin delete number of pupils greater than or equal to 20.5 per class who were enrolledend deletebegin insert annual average enrollment for each classend insert.
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(4) One hundred percent of the amount to which the school
25district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
26annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
27is greater than or equal to 21.9.
28(b) For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
29to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
30(1) Ten percent of the
amount to which the school district would
31otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual average
32enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is greater than
33or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
34(2) Twenty-five percent of the amount to which the school
35district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
P3 1annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
2is greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
3(3) Forty 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 21.5 but less than 21.9.
7(4) One hundred percent of the amount to which the school
8district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
9annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
10is greater than or equal to 21.9.
11(c) For the 2016-17 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
12to subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
13(1) Fifteen percent of the amount to which the school district
14would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
15average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
16greater than or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
17(2) Thirty-five 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 21.0 but less than 21.5.
21(3) Sixty 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 21.5 but less than 21.9.
25(4) One hundred percent of the amount to which the school
26district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
27annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
28is greater than or equal to 21.9.
29(d) For the 2017-18 fiscal year, the amounts deducted pursuant
30to
subdivision (d) of Section 52124 shall be as follows:
31(1) Twenty percent of the amount to which the school district
32would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
33average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
34greater than or equal to 20.5 but less than 21.0.
35(2) Forty percent of the amount to which the school district
36would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
37average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
38greater than or equal to 21.0 but less than 21.5.
39(3) Eighty percent of the amount to which the school district
40would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the annual
P4 1average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5 is
2greater than or
equal to 21.5 but less than 21.9.
3(4) One hundred percent of the amount to which the school
4district would otherwise be eligible for each class for which the
5annual average enrollment determined pursuant to Section 52124.5
6is greater than or equal to 21.9.
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