The bill introduces "The Kindergarten Through Grade Two (2) Maximum Class Size Act," which is to be added as Chapter 114 to Title 16 of the General Laws, entitled "EDUCATION." The act mandates that, each year by October 1, the number of students assigned to each teacher teaching core-curricula courses in public school classrooms for kindergarten through grade two (2) shall not exceed twenty (20) students. Exceptions to this rule include emergencies, temporary conditions not exceeding three days, and instances where a student enrolls after October 1 and the school administrator deems it impractical or educationally unsound to place the student in a different class.

The bill also requires the department of education to identify and publish a directory of core-curricula courses to satisfy the maximum class size requirement. The act is set to take effect upon passage. The explanation by the legislative council clarifies that the act aims to limit public school classroom sizes for the specified grades to ensure quality education, with allowances for certain exceptional circumstances.