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House Bill 490

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Last Action 03/05/19: floor amendment (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to hearing officers.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1577
Sponsors C. Massey, S. Lewis
Summary of Original Version 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 the 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; amend KRS 311.565 to require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to select a hearing officer from a pool of applicants trained in employment law related to physicians or osteopathic medicine and due process training; require the board to conduct training; require the board to adopt administrative regulations; require the hearing to be conducted by a hearing officer; require the hearing officer to make recommendations to the board.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Tribunal appeal procedures, hearing officer role in
Occupations and Professions - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, due process procedures
Physicians and Practitioners - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing procedures, hearing officer role in
State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures
State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, due process procedures
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher due process appeal procedures
Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, due process procedures
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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02/20/19
  • introduced in House
02/21/19
  • to Judiciary (H)
02/25/19
  • posted in committee
02/27/19
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/28/19
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 1, 2019
03/04/19
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/05/19
  • floor amendment (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor C. Massey
Summary Amend KRS 161.790 and 311.565 to ensure that hearing officers are randomly selected.
Index Headings Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing officers, random selection of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, hearing officers, randon selection of
Occupations and Professions - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing officers, random selection of
Physicians and Practitioners - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing officers, random selection of
State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Education, hearing officers, randon selection of
State Agencies - Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure, hearing officers, random selection of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Nemes
Summary Amend KRS 161.790 to allow tribunal decisions to include the same sanctions as originally allowed of the superintendent.
Index Headings Teachers - Tribunal decisions, sanctions allowed

Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:08 PM (EST)