Bill > HB621

This bill aims to establish and enforce specific maximum class sizes and caseloads for exceptional children and youth in Kentucky, defining "caseload" as the number of exceptional children assigned to a teacher for managing their specialized instruction and services, and "special classes" as specially equipped and staffed classes for these students. The Kentucky Department of Education, through the Kentucky Board of Education, will be required to create administrative regulations that adhere to these new limits, which vary depending on the specific disability of the students, with provisions for adding students if a paraprofessional is present and for collaborative teaching models. The bill also makes technical corrections and conforms other related statutes, including those concerning compulsory attendance and preschool programs, to these changes.