04RS SB111

SB111

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SB 111 (BR 909) - B. Guthrie, G. Neal

     AN ACT relating to school councils.
     Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require a scholastic audit team, when auditing a school that for two successive accountability cycles has failed to meet its goal, to include actions to improve the functioning of the school council and make recommendations concerning the council in the improvement plan; require the audit team to recommend to the commissioner of education whether the school council shall retain the authority granted to it under KRS 160.345 and if not, recommend whether the authority shall be transferred to the superintendent or a highly skilled educator, and whether the school council shall continue to act in an advisory capacity until all authority has been restored; provide that a scholastic audit team, when auditing a district of a school that for two successive accountability cycles has failed to meet its goal shall include actions to strengthen the school council in the district's assistance plan; require the district audit team to recommend to the commissioner of education whether the school council shall retain the authority granted to it under KRS 160.345 and if not, recommend whether the authority shall be transferred to the superintendent or a highly skilled educator, and whether the school council shall continue to act in an advisory capacity until all authority has been restored; provide that if the school and district audit teams recommend transfer of the council's authority to the superintendent, the commissioner of education shall transfer the authority; within 30 days of the commissioner's action, the school council may request that the Kentucky Board of Education consider the matter by submitting a written request including any supporting information; if both the audit teams recommend transfer of the council's authority to a highly skilled educator, or if they recommend transfer of the council's authority but are not in agreement as to the party granted the council's authority, the commissioner shall make a recommendation to the state board; the school's right to establish a council or the school's right for the council to assume the full authority granted under KRS 160.345 shall be restored when the school meets its accountability goal for an accountability cycle as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 158.6455, 158.782, and 160.345 to conform.

SB 111 - AMENDMENTS


     SFA (1, B. Guthrie) - Clarify that schools shall have two scholastic audits before the provisions of the section are implemented.

     HCS - Retain original provisions; provide that if, in the course of a school or district scholastic audit, the audit team identifies information suggesting that a violation related to the implementation of school- based decision making may have occurred, the commissioner of education shall forward the evidence to the Office of Education Accountability for investigation.

     HFA (1, R. Nelson) - Clarify that a superintendent shall send additional names when additional qualified classified or certified applicants are available.

     HFA (2, R. Nelson) - Retain original provisions and attach the provisions of HB 651.

     HFA (3/Title, R. Nelson) - Make title amendment.

     HFA (4, R. Nelson) - Add definitions for "qualified applicants" and "qualified candidates"; require that upon request a superintendent provide all additional qualified candidates in addition to the original list transmitted by the superintendent if they are available; add provision that a superintendent who fails to comply with the personnel hiring procedures or who attempts to impede the implementation of the procedures be subject to a review by the Education Professional Standards Board who may impose a formal reprimand on the superintendent.

     HFA (5/P, B. Yonts) - Attach the provisions of HB 37 related to the Kentucky Virtual High School.

     HFA (6/Title, B. Yonts) - Make title amendment.

     Jan 22-introduced in Senate
     Jan 27-to Education (S)
     Feb 19-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Feb 20-2nd reading, to Rules; floor amendment (1) filed
     Feb 24-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25, 2004
     Feb 25-3rd reading, passed 37-0 with floor amendment (1)
     Feb 26-received in House
     Mar 1-to Education (H)
     Mar 4-posted in committee
     Mar 17-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute ; floor amendment (1) filed
     Mar 18-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 19, 2004; floor amendments (2) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (3-title) filed
     Mar 23-floor amendments (5) and (6-title) filed
     Mar 25-3rd reading; floor amendment (5) ruled not germane ; passed 96-1 with Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4) ; received in Senate
     Mar 29-posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute, floor amendment (4) for Monday, March 29, 2004; Senate refused to concur in House floor amendment (4) ; received in House; House receded from floor amendment (4) ; passed 88-0; received in Senate; posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute ; Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute ; passed 32-1
     Apr 12-enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
     Apr 13-delivered to Governor
     Apr 22-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 188)


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