House Sponsors: KOSEL-O'CONNOR-JONES,JOHN-MOFFITT-MULLIGAN, SCHMITZ, KURTZ, STEPHENS, MEYER, MATHIAS, HULTGREN, BIGGINS, BERNS AND CROTTY. Senate Sponsors: RAUSCHENBERGER Short description: SCH CD K-5 CLASS SIZE REDUC Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the School Code. Creates a K-5 class size reduction grant program to be implemented and administered by the State Board of Education. Provides for the award of grants by the State Board of Education to school districts that maintain grades K-5, have an average class size for any such grade of at least 23 pupils per classroom at the time of applying for a grant, and agree as a condition of the grant to reduce the size of each classroom maintained for pupils in a grade with respect to which a grant is made by at least 5 pupils per classroom. Provides that no grant funds are to be awarded to enable a district to reduce classroom size to less than 18 pupils. Limits use of the grant funds to operating and maintaining classes in grades K-5 that meet the criteria established by the grant program. Effective July 1, 2001. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the class size reduction grant program is for grades kindergarten through 3 (instead of 5). Removes a provision that requires the State Board of Education to award grants from available federal class size reduction funds. Changes the criteria required for the award of a grant by providing instead that (i) only those districts that maintain grades kindergarten through 3 shall be grant eligible, (ii) no grant funds shall be used for grades other than kindergarten through 3, (iii) no grant funds shall be awarded to a district where the average class size in grades kindergarten through 3 is already 18 pupils or fewer, and (iv) where feasible, districts must target these grant funds to the grade level where class sizes are highest or to the school or schools where class sizes are highest. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status