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Senate Bill 50

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Last Action to Education (H)
Title AN ACT relating to the school calendar.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1053
Sponsors C. Girdler, D. Thayer, J. Adams, P. Hornback, R. Webb, S. West
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 158.070 to require schools to schedule the first student attendance day no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, unless a school has adopted a year-round calendar; allow a waiver when a school has missed at least seven days each year for five previous years due to inclement weather.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - School start date, requirements for
Teachers - School start date, requirements for
Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
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01/06/16
  • introduced in Senate
01/07/16
  • to Education (S)
03/03/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/04/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/07/16
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 8, 2016
03/08/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 33-4 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/09/16
  • received in House
03/10/16
  • to Education (H)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Delete original provisions; amend KRS 158.070 to establish school district calendar committees and determine its membership; allow inclusion of a variable student instructional year in a school calendar; define a variable student instructional year; establish school calendar adoption procedures; require notice to be given to media for school board meetings regarding the school calendar; provide that districts adopting a school calendar with the first student attendance day no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 may use a variable student instructional year; make changes throughout to conform.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - School start date, requirements for
Teachers - School start date, requirements for

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