Bill Text: CA SB374 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Pupil enrollment: class size: report.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-14 - From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 16. [SB374 Detail]

Download: California-2025-SB374-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 374

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Introduced by Senator Archuleta

February 13, 2025

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An act to amend Section 33317.5 of the Education Code, relating to school accountability.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 374, as introduced, Archuleta. Pupil enrollment: class size: report.

Existing law requires the State Department of Education to annually provide a report of public school enrollment information in order for the public to easily determine specified information regarding class size for each schoolsite in every school district, county office of education, and charter school, as provided.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 33317.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:

33317.5.

 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall provide a report of public school pupil enrollment information, to be known as the “California raw class size data report,” in order for the public to easily determine all of the following data:

(1) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized class for each schoolsite in every local educational agency from transitional kindergarten through all elementary school grades.

(2) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized class for each schoolsite in every local educational agency for each middle school grade.

(3) The average class size in each self-contained and departmentalized class for each schoolsite in every local educational agency for each high school grade.

(b) The report described in subdivision (a) shall be published annually and publicly available on the department’s internet website.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Average class size” means the total course enrollment divided by the number of classes.

(2) “Local educational agency” means a county office of education, school district, county office of education, or charter school.