STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS.

SEC. 589B. STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS. (a) In General.—The Department of Defense Education Activity shall staff elementary and secondary schools operated by the Activity so as to maintain, to the extent practicable, student-to-teacher ratios that do not exceed the maximum student-to-teacher ratios specified in subsection (b). (b) Maximum Student-to-teacher Ratios.—The maximum student-to-teacher ratios specified in this subsection are the following: (1) For each of grades kindergarten through 3, a ratio of 18 students to 1 teacher (18:1). (2) For each of grades 4 through 12, a ratio equal to the average student-to-teacher ratio for such grade among all Department of Defense Education Activity schools during the 2019-2020 academic year. (c) Sunset.—The requirement to staff schools in accordance with subsection (a) shall expire at the end of the 2029-2030 academic year of the Department of Defense Education Activity.