Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size
Hearing (House)
Summary
The bill deletes the rule that stops public school employers from negotiating the maximum number of students per class. It amends the collective‑bargaining provisions for certificated employees, allowing unions and schools to discuss class size along with wages, hours, transfers, and career ladders. The change is intended to give schools and teachers more flexibility in staffing decisions.
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- Government, Labor, and Elections — Bill HearingGovernment, Labor, and Elections · Feb 17, 2026
History
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Sponsors
- Feldmark · sponsor
- Acevero
- Allen
- Behler
- Boyce
- Charkoudian
- Coley
- Fair
- Hill
- Lehman
- Palakovich Carr
- Ruth
- Solomon
- Terrasa
- Watson
- Ziegler
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