Kentucky
General Assembly

01/11/16	introduced in House
01/12/16	to Education (H)
02/26/16	posted in committee
03/01/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/02/16	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed
03/03/16	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 4, 2016
03/04/16	floor amendment (2) filed
03/09/16	3rd reading, passed 96-0 with floor amendment (2)
03/10/16	received in Senate
03/14/16	to Education (S)
03/22/16	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/23/16	2nd reading, to Rules
03/28/16	floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Koenig
Summary	Provide that a contest official shall be held harmless against claims relating to the official's decision to remove or not remove a student athlete from the contest.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student athletes, concussion protocol for Athletics - Student athletes, concussion protocol for

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	M. Denham
Summary	Delete original provisions and clarify that a coach is prohibited from returning a student to play who is diagnosed with a concussion; clarify that if no physician or licensed provider is available to conduct the required concussion evaluation, a student is prohibited from returning to play; prohibit a student who does not received the required evaluation from returning to play in a subsequent practice or competition unless written clearance from a physician is provided.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student athletes, concussion protocol for Athletics - Student athletes, concussion protocol for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Robinson
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student athletes, concussion protocol for Athletics - Student athletes, concussion protocol for

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Robinson
Summary	Amend KRS 158.183 to permit students to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in school assignments free from discrimination; require local boards of education to ensure that the selection of student speakers is made in a viewpoint-neutral manner, the student's prepared remarks are not altered before delivery without student's consent, religious and political organizations are allowed equal access to public forums on the same basis as nonreligious and nonpolitical organizations, no recognized religious or political student organization is discriminated against in the ordering of its internal affairs; allow students to display religious messages on items of clothing, access public school facilities during noninstructional time as a religious student organization, use school media to announce student religious meetings, and meet as a religious student group during noninstructional time and before and after school to the same extent as students undertaking such actions in a nonreligious manner, permit public schools to sponsor artistic or theatrical programs that advance students' knowledge of society's cultural and religious heritage; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow a teacher to teach about religion with the use of the Bible or other scripture without providing religious instruction, and to teach about religious holidays in a secular manner; amend KRS 158.186 to require annual notification to local school boards, school-based decision making councils, and certified employees of statutes pertaining to religious freedom and expression in schools; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require public postsecondary education institution governing boards to ensure that students are permitted to voluntarily express religious or political viewpoints in assignments free from discrimination, the selection of student speakers is made in a viewpoint-neutral manner, the student's prepared remarks are not altered before delivery without student's consent, religious and political organizations are allowed equal access to public forums on the same basis as nonreligious and nonpolitical organizations, no recognized religious or political student organization is discriminated against in the ordering of its internal affairs, and there are no restrictions on speech that occurs outdoors on campus and is protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, except for restrictions that are reasonable, justified without reference to speech content, narrowly tailored to serve governmental interest, and limited to provide alternative options for the communication of the information.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student athletes, concussion protocol for Athletics - Student athletes, concussion protocol for