Class-size compliance flexibility (4-year extension)

Liu bill introduced Jun 1 2026 grants a 2-year extension (vs the 4 sought): 70% of classes compliant by 2026-27, +10%/yr to full compliance by 2029-30. Separate UFT-DOE deal adds educator pay bump for over-cap classes. NY1 Jun 2: lawmakers agreed to the delay. Holding at in-progress until the bill passes both houses and is signed — flip to kept on enactment. Context: FY27 exec budget cut teacher hiring from $543M/6,000 to $122M/1,000 on the expectation of this delay. [2026-06-25 update] ENACTED -> KEPT. The Liu class-size extension bill passed both the State Senate and Assembly (~Jun 4, 2026) and Gov. Hochul signed it into law. Compliance schedule locked at 70% (2026-27), 80% (2027-28), 90% (2028-29), 100% (2029-30); city estimates ~$500M saved vs the original 80%-by-2026-27/full-by-2027-28 timeline. Mamdani secured the compliance flexibility he sought (2-year extension, short of the 4-year ask). Flipped per the stated enactment condition. Sources: Gothamist (Hochul signs); NY1 (two-year delay, Jun 2); Chalkbeat (Jun 1).