| Last Action | recommitted to Education (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to educators. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 889 |
| Sponsors | S. West, D. Givens, R. Alvarado, D. Carroll, M. Wise |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 161.770 to specify that a board of education must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and any other applicable federal law in placing a teacher or superintendent on leave due to a physical or mental disability; prohibit a board from requesting unnecessary medical information or disclosing any medical information; amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from the tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order; allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures Disabilities and the Disabled - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Disabilities and the Disabled - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Teachers - Leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Teachers - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in |
| Proposed Amendments | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
| 01/05/18 |
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| 01/08/18 |
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| 02/01/18 |
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| 02/02/18 |
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| 02/22/18 |
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| 03/06/18 |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. West |
| Summary | Amend to clarify that a recommended order shall only uphold or overturn the superintendent's decision; amend to limit the final order to either upholding the recommended order if there is no settlement or approve the settlement if one exists. |
| Index Headings |
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures Disabilities and the Disabled - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Disabilities and the Disabled - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Teachers - Leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Teachers - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in |
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