Relates to extending the deadline for reduction in class size under contracts for excellence in a city school district in a city having a population of one million or more inhabitants

Summary

The bill amends state education law so that contracts for large city school districts must include a detailed plan to cut class sizes to no more than 20 students in K‑3, 23 in grades 4‑8, and 25 in high school, with PE and performing groups capped at 40. The plan must be developed with teachers’ and principals’ unions, approved by the state chancellor, and phased in from 2023 to full compliance by 2028, prioritizing schools serving high‑poverty populations. Limited exemptions are allowed for space, over‑enrollment, licensing shortages, or severe economic distress, subject to chancellor and union approval or arbitration.

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