Kentucky
General Assembly

02/26/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/05/24	to Banking & Insurance (H)
03/06/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/07/24	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 08, 2024
03/11/24	floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
03/12/24	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (1) and (3)
03/13/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/21/24	to Banking & Insurance (S)
03/26/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/27/24	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
03/28/24	3rd reading, passed 38-0 received in House enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/09/24	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 126)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; remove bank loan language throughout; amend KRS 66.011 to remove the exclusion of school districts from the definition of taxing district.
Index Headings	Education, Finance - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance Special Districts - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	R. Duvall
Summary	Amend to add language to suspend the requirement for prior approval for a local board to commence the funding, financing, design, construction, renovation, or modification of district facilities until June 30, 2027; require a local board to continue to submit BG-1 Project Application forms; ensure the Department of Education shall continue to have authority to intercede on bond payments; until June 30, 2027, provide for an expedited process for approval of district facility plans and the acquisition and disposal or property; require the department to provide assistance to districts upon request concerning facilities and properties procedures; ensure current applications are governed by the sections; include extracurricular facilities as facilities covered by the Act; declare that nothing in specified sections waive prior approval of ESSER funds or other federal funds for which federal law requires state authorization.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School facilities construction, prior approval Education, Elementary and Secondary - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval Education, Finance - School facilities construction, prior approval Education, Finance - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval Housing, Building, and Construction - School facilities construction, prior approval Housing, Building, and Construction - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval Property - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval Public Buildings and Grounds - School facilities construction, prior approval Public Buildings and Grounds - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval Real Estate - School property purchase and disposal, prior approval State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, school facilities and property procedures Capital Construction - School facilities construction, prior approval, suspend Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, facilities and properties regulations, modification Sunset Legislation - Modified school facilities and property procedures, June 30, 2027

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	M. Meredith
Summary	Amend to authorize the general issuance of bonds, provide for the issuance of bonds through KRS Chapter 66, and make technical changes.
Index Headings	Technical Corrections - Technical Correcrtions Education, Elementary and Secondary - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance Education, Finance - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	M. Meredith
Summary	Amend to authorize the general issuance of bonds, provide for the issuance of bonds through KRS Chapter 66, remove a requirement that the bond issue be approved by the Kentucky Department of Education, and make technical changes.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance Education, Finance - School districts, general obligation bonds, issuance State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, school district general obligation bonds, approval Technical Corrections - Technical Corrections