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Senate Bill 3

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Last Action returned to Education (H)
Title AN ACT relating to schools.
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Impact Statements Actuarial Analysis
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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

Actions

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01/04/11
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Education (S)
  • taken from Education (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Education (S)
01/05/11
  • taken from Education (S)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Education (S)
01/06/11
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
01/07/11
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 7, 2011
  • 3rd reading
  • floor amendment (1) withdrawn
  • floor amendment (2) defeated
  • passed 21-17
02/02/11
  • received in House
02/04/11
  • to Education (H)
03/02/11
  • taken from Education (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Education (H)
  • posting waived
  • posted in committee
03/03/11
  • taken from Education (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Education (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
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
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

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