HB0477 - Tennessee - Education, Students

Companion Bill SB0048. Education - Requires the state board of education to develop a weighted class size formula to take into consideration additional needs of students with disabilities or who are eligible for special education services. - Amends TCA Title 49. Fiscal Summary for HB0477 / *SB0048No Fiscal Summary for HB0477 / *SB0048 Bill Summary for HB0477 / *SB0048 Present law requires the state board of education and the department of education to work together to establish class size and case load standards for instructional personnel and teachers. These standards address class size in all classrooms that include students with disabilities and students who are eligible for special education services. This bill additionally requires the state board of education and the department of education to work together to develop, by [...]

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