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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania HB 683 sets mandatory student-to-teacher ratio caps and requires class-size reduction plans
Last action · February 20, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 20, 2025Sponsors: Joe Webster and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in district superintendents and assistant district superintendents, further providing for duties of superintendents.
School districts face new administrative mandates to track classroom sizes, notify families within 10 days of ratio limits being crossed, and submit corrective plans to the state within 30 days.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
district superintendents
Superintendents must assign personnel to meet specific student-to-teacher ratios, issue parent notifications, and submit compliance plans to the state.
public school students
Students experience capped classroom sizes and potential assignment of additional teachers or aides depending on grade levels.
Department of Education
The department receives class-size reduction plans from superintendents when ratios are exceeded.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if a kindergarten class exceeds 24 students?
Are music and physical education classes subject to these ratios?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 20, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, Feb. 20, 2025
Version history
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