| Last Action | returned to Education (H) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to schools. | 
| Bill Documents | 
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| Impact Statements | 
                            Actuarial Analysis
                                 Fiscal Note Local Mandate  | 
                
| Bill Request Number | 440 | 
| Sponsors | D. Williams, D. Seum, J. Westwood | 
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to define charter schools and to prescribe the requirements and conditions under which a local board of education may authorize a charter school; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for charter schools including an appeal process; create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to specify that teachers and staff shall participate in the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System and the County Employees Retirement System, respectively; ensure they receive health benefits the same as other school employees; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to describe the transfer of public funds to charter schools in a district; amend KRS 159.070 to permit under certain conditions that a parent shall be permitted to enroll for attendance their children in the public school nearest their home; amend KRS 160.346 to permit a persistently low-achieving school to be converted to a charter school as one of the intervention options. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | 
                            Fiscal Note - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to  Actuarial Analysis - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Retirement and Pensions - Charter school personnel, participation in Teachers' Retirement and County Employees' Retirement Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, charter schools implementation Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance in schools closest to residence Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter schools, establishment of Education, Elementary and Secondary - Persistently low-achieving schools, development of charter schools in lieu of Education, Finance - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to State Agencies - KY Board of Education, promulgation of administrative regulations for charter schools Teachers - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Local Mandate - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards  | 
            
| Proposed Amendments | 
                                Senate Floor Amendment 1  Senate Floor Amendment 2  | 
                
| Votes | Vote History | 
| 01/04/11 | 
                    
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| 01/05/11 | 
                    
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| 01/06/11 | 
                    
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| 01/07/11 | 
                    
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| 02/02/11 | 
                    
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| 02/04/11 | 
                    
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| 03/02/11 | 
                    
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| 03/03/11 | 
                    
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | J. Rhoads | 
| Summary | Delete provision that a charter school may organize as a nonprofit corporate entity under KRS Chapter 273. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Fiscal Note - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to  Actuarial Analysis - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Retirement and Pensions - Charter school personnel, participation in Teachers' Retirement and County Employees' Retirement Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, charter schools implementation Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance in schools closest to residence Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter schools, establishment of Education, Elementary and Secondary - Persistently low-achieving schools, development of charter schools in lieu of Education, Finance - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to State Agencies - KY Board of Education, promulgation of administrative regulations for charter schools Teachers - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Local Mandate - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards  | 
            
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | 
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| Sponsor | G. Neal | 
| Summary | Delete provision relating to charter school's right to sue and be sued; delete section amending KRS 159.070; add noncodified section to require a study by the Legislative Research Commission to determine the impact of amending KRS 159.070 to permit parents to enroll their children for attendance in the school closest to their residence. | 
| Index Headings | 
                            Fiscal Note - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to  Actuarial Analysis - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Retirement and Pensions - Charter school personnel, participation in Teachers' Retirement and County Employees' Retirement Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, charter schools implementation Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance in schools closest to residence Education, Elementary and Secondary - Charter schools, establishment of Education, Elementary and Secondary - Persistently low-achieving schools, development of charter schools in lieu of Education, Finance - Charter schools, authorization for transfer of funds to State Agencies - KY Board of Education, promulgation of administrative regulations for charter schools Teachers - Teachers in charter schools, participants in Teachers' Retirement Local Mandate - Attendance areas, establishment by local boards  | 
            
Last updated: 1/16/2019 3:43 PM (EST)