Kentucky
General Assembly

01/07/21	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/04/21	to Education (H) posted in committee
02/09/21	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute floor amendments (1), (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
02/10/21	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 11, 2021
02/11/21	floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute floor amendments (1) and (3) withdrawn
02/22/21	floor amendments (5) and (6) filed to Committee Substitute
02/24/21	3rd reading, passed 87-8 with Committee Substitute and floor amendment (5)
02/25/21	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/26/21	taken from Committee on Committees (S) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (S)
03/01/21	to Education (S) taken from Education (S) 2nd reading returned to Education (S)
03/03/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 3rd reading, passed 28-8 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/04/21	received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute passed 81-15 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except remove references to a declared state of emergency; provide that school districts must report attendance data for the 2021-2022 school year; make the provisions of the Act retroactive to the 2020-2021 school year only except as provided; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student attendance reporting, 2021-2022 school year, requirement Effective Dates, Emergency - School operation during COVID-19, 2020-2021 school year

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Delete language regarding waiver of statewide assessments related to COVID-19.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Statewide assessments, waiver language, deletion

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Require student attendance data for school years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, including those students enrolled in hybrid or virtual instruction, to be used for the purposes of calculating SEEK funding.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - SEEK funding, school attendance data, calculation Education, Finance - SEEK funding, school attendance data, calculation

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Require districts to provide in-person instruction to all students after March 1, 2021, in order to request approval for additional nontraditional instruction days; require any nontraditional instruction plan for the 2021-2022 school year to include in-person instruction on nontraditional instruction days; require a school district that offers remote instruction to ensure that each student has adequate technology and internet resources to participate.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Nontraditional instruction plan approval, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Require districts to provide in-person instruction to all students after March 1, 2021, except in the case of inclement weather, in order to request approval for additional nontraditional instruction days; require any nontraditional instruction plan for the 2021-2022 school year to include in-person instruction on nontraditional instruction days except for up to 10 nontraditional instruction days utilized due to inclement weather; require a school district that offers remote instruction to ensure that each student has adequate technology and internet resources to participate.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Additional nontraditional instruction days approval, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Nontraditional instruction plan approval, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	R. Huff
Summary	Require school districts to offer in-person instruction at least 80% of the time consisting of at least 40% in-person instructional time to all students from March 29, 2021, through the end of the 2020-2021 school year; allow a district that does not meet the in-person requirements to request additional NTI days only if the county COVID-19 incidence rate exceeds 25 per 100,000; require a school district to offer remote instruction to students who request it due to COVID-19.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - In-person instruction, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Non-traditional instruction days, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Remote instruction, requirement

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Require districts to provide in-person instruction to all students after March 15, 2021, except in the case of inclement weather, in order to request approval for additional nontraditional instruction days; require any nontraditional instruction plan for the 2021-2022 school year to include in-person instruction on nontraditional instruction days except for up to 10 nontraditional instruction days utilized due to inclement weather; require a school district that offers remote instruction to ensure that each student has adequate technology and internet resources to participate.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Additional nontraditional instruction days approval, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Nontraditional instruction plan approval, requirements

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions except require a school district to provide in-person instruction at least 80% of the instructional time consisting of a minimum of 40% in-person instructional time to all students to receive approval for additional nontraditional instruction plan days.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - In-person student instruction, requirement