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House Bill 394

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Last Action recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Title AN ACT relating to districts of innovation.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1253
Sponsors C. Rollins II, L. Belcher, L. Combs, K. Flood, J. Greer, S. Overly, R. Palumbo, A. Simpson, W. Stone, J. Tilley
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "district of innovation" and related terms; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to approve districts of innovation, not to exceed five districts per year; direct the board to promulgate administrative regulations to prescribe the conditions and procedures to be used by a local board of education to be approved as a district of innovation; specify what the administrative regulations shall address; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to describe the requirements for a district to be an applicant as a district of innovation; prescribe the statutory requirements with which schools of innovation within districts of innovation must comply; require 80 percent of eligible employees in a school to vote in favor of becoming a school of innovation before the school is eligible to be a participant; describe the conditions under which a school may be exempt from KRS 160.345 or sections thereof; and identify areas in which districts may request approval of practices that are different than current statutory requirements.
Index Headings of Original Version Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
House Floor Amendment 4
House Floor Amendment 5
House Floor Amendment 6

Actions

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02/08/11
  • introduced in House
02/09/11
  • to Education (H)
02/11/11
  • posted in committee
02/15/11
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/16/11
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2011
  • floor amendments (1) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (2-title) filed
02/17/11
  • floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
02/22/11
  • floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (6-title) filed
03/03/11
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except add that districts of innovation may only be initially approved for five yrs; authorize renewals up to five years for each renewal; authorize persons with bachelors degrees to be employed in nontraditional assignments; make changes to conform.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Impact Statements Actuarial Analysis
Piggyback? Yes
Sponsor B. Montell
Summary Delete provisions of HB 394/HCS 1 and attach provisions of HB 103.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor B. Montell
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor D. Floyd
Summary Retain original provisions, except permit the board to decide which schools will be schools of innovation; permit the board to waive school based decision-making.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor W. Stone
Summary Require that at least seventy percent (70%) of those eligible employees in a school voting affirm the school's desire to be an applicant as a school of innovation in a school district's plan of innovation and to approve its plan; provide that a persistently low-achieving school may be required by a local school board to participate without a vote of the eligible employees.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor R. Meeks
Summary Amend KRS 160.160 to increase members of school boards in counties with cities of the first class where school districts have merged from 7 to 9 members; amend KRS 160.210 to increase member of school boards in counties with cities of the first class where school districts have merged from 7 to 9 members; direct the county board of elections to approve a plan to establish 9 divisions from which school board members shall be elected; require provisions to be effective with the general election of 2012.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

Amendment House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor R. Meeks
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, districts of innovation, implementation
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, authorization of
Teachers - Districts of innovation, schools of innovation

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