| Last Action | recommitted to Education (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to educators. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 335 |
| Sponsor | S. West |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 161.770 to specify that a board of education must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and any other applicable federal law in placing a teacher or superintendent on leave due to a physical or mental disability; prohibit a board from requesting unnecessary medical information or disclosing any medical information; amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order; allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Disabilities and the Disabled - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Teachers - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Teachers - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures |
| Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| 02/15/17 |
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| 02/16/17 |
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| 03/02/17 |
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| 03/03/17 |
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| 03/15/17 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions except make hearing officer trainings designed and conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education alone. |
| Index Headings |
Disabilities and the Disabled - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Disabilities and the Disabled - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Teachers - Teachers, leave of absence, compliance with medical privacy law Teachers - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures |
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