Oklahoma legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma HB3019: Schools; phasing in a reduction to the maximum number of students allowed per class in kindergarten through fifth grades; exceptions; effective date; emergency.
Status: In committee, February 10, 2026
What the bill says
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-127, which relates to teacher's assistants; increasing and reducing class size required to have a teacher's assistant for specific school years; removing requirement for certain percentage of reduced lunch eligible students to be present; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 18-113.1 and 18133.2, which relate to class size limitations; increasing and reducing the maximum number of students allowed per class in kindergarten through fifth grades; eliminating certain exceptions to class size limits…
From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-127, which relates to teacher's assistants; increasing and reducing class size required to have a teacher's assistant for specific school years; removing requirement for certain percentage of reduced lunch eligible students to be present; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 18-113.1 and 18133.2, which relate to class size limitations; increasing and reducing the maximum number of students allowed per class in kindergarten through fifth grades; eliminating certain exceptions to class size limits; creating class size limitations for classes with teacher's assistants; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 6-127, is amended to read as follows: Section 6-127. A. Beginning with For the 1990-91 2026-2027 school year, every school site shall employ a teacher's assistant or use a volunteer for each class in grades kindergarten through two which has a class size of more than twenty (20) twenty-two (22) students in average daily membership as of September 15 of each year Req. No. 14157 Page and which is composed of students, at least twenty percent (20%) of whom meet the criteria specified in subsection B of this section; provided, this requirement. For the 2027-2028 school year, every school site shall employ a teacher's …