Kentucky
General Assembly

02/06/09	introduced in House
02/10/09	to Education (H)
02/13/09	posted in committee
02/23/09	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendment (1) floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
02/24/09	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 25, 2009
02/25/09	3rd reading, passed 92-6 with floor amendments (1) and (2)
02/26/09	received in Senate
03/02/09	to Education (S)
03/05/09	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with committee amendments (1) and (2) floor amendment (1) filed
03/06/09	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (2) filed
03/09/09	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 9, 2009 3rd reading committee amendments (1) and (2) adopted floor amendment (1) adopted passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day taken from the Regular Orders of the Day floor amendment (2) defeated passed 33-0 with committee amendments (1) and (2), floor amendment (1)
03/10/09	received in House
03/11/09	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate committee amendments (1) and (2), floor amendment (1)
03/12/09	House concurred in Senate committee amendments (1) and (2), floor amendment (1) passed 92-4 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/13/09	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/24/09	signed by Governor (Act ch. 88)

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. Rollins II
Summary	Clarify that the request made by a local board of education is to waive the makeup of up to ten days missed due to bad weather.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Cherry
Summary	Permit, rather than require, the commissioner of education to approve a request for disaster days.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	C. Rollins II
Summary	Require a school district to use all makeup days included in the district's approved calendar for 2008-2009 before the local board may request approval to waive the makeup of instructional days missed.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Winters
Summary	Permit the commissioner of education to approve a local board of education's request to exceed the five instructional hours that do not have to be made up under administrative regulation when school days were shortened to address an emergency situation; amend KRS 157.360 to permit time missed due to shortening days for emergencies to be made up by lengthening school days in the school calendar without any loss of funds under the program to support education excellence in Kentucky.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 2
Sponsor	K. Winters
Summary	Require a request for disaster days be made no later than May 1, 2009; require the commissioner to approve or deny a request within ten calendar days of the original request.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	W. Blevins Jr.
Summary	Allow the commissioner of education to approve a plan submitted by a local board of education that extends the instructional day by not less than thirty minutes.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	T. Shaughnessy
Summary	Require a local school district to make up the first 10 days missed due to disasters or emergencies; require the commissioner of education to approve a request from a local school district to waive the makeup of any days missed beyond 10 that the district missed due to disasters or emergencies.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Disaster days, request for waiver Teachers - Disaster days, make up of Effective Dates, Emergency - Disaster days, request for waiver