05 AM 33
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WITHDRAWN
Senators
Fort of the 39th, Tate of the 38th and Adelman of the 42nd offered the following
amendment:
Amend
the committee substitute to SB 35 (LC 33 0708-ECS) by striking line 33 of page 2
through line 17 of page 3 and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"'(i)
The State Board of Education shall adopt for each instructional program
authorized pursuant to Part 3 of this article and the middle school program
provided for in Code Section 20-2-290 the maximum number of students which may
be taught by a teacher in an instructional period. Such maximum class sizes
shall be equal to or greater than the teacher-student ratios used in the
calculation of the program weights as set forth in subsection (b) of Code
Section 20-2-161 but shall not exceed the funding class size by more than 20
percent, unless specifically authorized by the State Board of Education;
provided, however, that in no case shall the 20 percent maximum be exceeded for
mathematics, science, social studies, or English classes; provided, further,
that the maximum class size for kindergarten and grades one through three shall
not exceed 20 percent over the funding ratio except for art, music, or physical
education classes; provided, further, that the maximum class size for special
education, gifted, and English for speakers of other languages classes shall be
set by the State Board of Education. For a period not to exceed
four"