Kentucky
General Assembly

02/01/10	introduced in Senate
02/03/10	to Education (S)
03/04/10	taken from committee 1st reading returned to Education (S)
03/05/10	taken from committee 2nd reading returned to Education (S)
03/11/10	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title)
03/16/10	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/17/10	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 18, 2010
03/18/10	3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (1)
03/19/10	received in House
03/22/10	to Education (H)
03/23/10	posted in committee posting waived
03/24/10	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed
03/25/10	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 26, 2010
03/26/10	taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day 3rd reading, passed 92-0 received in Senate enrolled, signed by each presiding officer delivered to Governor
04/07/10	signed by Governor (Acts ch. 80)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Permit rather than require all six state public universities to provide, upon approval by the Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing; in compliance with KRS 314.111 and KRS 314.131; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the council to collaborate with the Kentucky Board of Nursing to ensure that each university offering an advanced practice doctoral degree in nursing complies with the accreditation standards of the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and with minimal education and licensure standards for admission to and graduation from an advanced practice doctoral program in nursing; designate how universities may describe the program or its participants in advertisements or communications; amend KRS 311.375 to designate how an individual displays a particular doctor degree in written material or other communications; require revocation of health provider license(s) for 6-12 months when an individual is found by a trier of fact to have committed a violation to deceive the public.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing, approval of

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	V. McGaha
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing, approval of

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	K. Winters
Summary	Replace Council on Postsecondary Education with the governing board of each eligible postsecondary education institution as the entity to collaborate with the Kentucky Board of Nursing to ensure compliance with accreditation and licensure standards; clarify how universities shall refer to the advanced nursing practice doctoral program and how an individual earning a doctor of nursing practice degree shall portray his or her academic credentials.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing, approval of

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Piggyback?	Yes
Sponsor	D. Watkins
Summary	Attach provisions of HB 350.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing, approval of

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	D. Watkins
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of Universities and Colleges - Comprehensive universities, advanced practice doctoral program in nursing, addition of State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, advanced practice doctoral programs in nursing, approval of