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House Bill 537

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Last Action floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to interstate distance education among postsecondary institutions.
Bill Documents Bill
Bill Request Number 1778
Sponsors J. Richards, G. Brown Jr, D. Graham
Summary of Original Version Amend 164.540 to authorize the Council on Postsecondary Education to enter into the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, for the purpose of authorizing a postsecondary institution located in another state to provide distance education to Kentucky residents; serve as the lead or "portal" agency responsible for contact with other states on matters pertaining to interstate reciprocity agreements; promulgate administrative regulations.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Interstate Cooperation - State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, Council on Postsecondary Education
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Proposed Amendments Senate Floor Amendment 1
Senate Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

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02/29/16
  • introduced in House
03/01/16
  • to Education (H)
03/04/16
  • posted in committee
03/08/16
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/09/16
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 11, 2016
03/11/16
  • 3rd reading, passed 93-0
03/14/16
  • received in Senate
03/16/16
  • to Education (S)
03/28/16
  • taken from Education (S)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Education (S)
03/29/16
  • reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
  • floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor R. Webb
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Interstate Cooperation - State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, Council on Postsecondary Education
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

Amendment Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor R. Webb
Summary Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible; require that the course provide students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy; permit students to use various translations of the Bible for the course; amend KRS 158.197 to permit a school council to offer an elective social studies course on the Hebrew Scriptures, Old Testament of the Bible, the New Testament, or a combination of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible.
Index Headings Education, Higher - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Interstate Cooperation - State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, Council on Postsecondary Education
State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement
Universities and Colleges - Council on Postsecondary Education, State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement

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