Kentucky
General Assembly

09/07/21	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S) to Education (S) taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S) reported favorably, to Rules floor amendments (1), (2), and (3) filed
09/08/21	taken from Rules (S) 2nd reading returned to Rules floor amendments (4), (5), (6), and (7) filed recommitted to Education (S)
09/09/21	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute floor amendments (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) and (16) filed to Committee Substitute posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, September 9, 2021 3rd reading floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) and (7) ruled out of order passed 28-8 with Committee Substitute (1) received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Education (H) reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar substituted for identical House Bill 1 floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) and (12) filed placed in the Orders of the Day 2nd and 3rd readings dispensed with passed 70-25 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor Vetoed received in Senate posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 21-6 received in House posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden Bill passed 69-24 received in Senate enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 4)

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete language encouraging vaccination incentives; delete reemployment provisions, except for one-month break in service requirement; increase critical shortage threshold to 10%; provide that pandemic relief funds may be used for the cost of hiring critical shortage teachers.
Index Headings	Teachers - Critical shortage hiring, threshold, increase Teachers - Critical shortage, pandemic funds, utilization Teachers - Reemployment provisions, deletion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Critical shortage hiring, threshold, increase Education, Elementary and Secondary - Reemployment provisions, deletion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teacher critical shortage, pandemic funds, utilization Education, Elementary and Secondary - Vaccination incentives, deletion Retirement and Pensions - Critical shortage hiring, threshold, increase Retirement and Pensions - Reemployment provisions, deletion Retirement and Pensions - Teacher critical shortage, pandemic funds, utilization

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	M. Castlen
Summary	Prohibit a school district from requiring a student to wear a mask; delete Section 7 regarding vaccination incentives.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student masks, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - Vaccination incentives, deletion

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	R. Thomas
Summary	Direct KDE to partner with schools to produce COVID-19 public service announcements; direct KDE to partner with schools to urge the public to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Department of Education, school partnership, COVID-19 public service announcement, vaccine campaign State Agencies - Department of Education, school partnership, COVID-19 public service announcement, vaccine campaign

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	R. Thomas
Summary	Add a new section requiring a local board to provide COVID-19 sick days due to quarantine or isolation.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 sick leave, requirement

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	M. Castlen
Summary	Require a school district to provide option to parents to exempt students from mask requirements.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student masks, exemption

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original language; require that any similar administrative regulations for child care centers are prohibited from requiring children five and under to wear masks; require any similar administrative regulations for public schools to allow for health and religious exemptions; require any district COVID-19 requirements to allow for health and religious exemptions.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Childcare center mandates, children five and under, masks Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - School health mandates, health and religious exemptions Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district health requirements, health and religious exemptions Public Health - Childcare center mandates, children five and under, masks Public Health - School health mandates, health and religious exemptions

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	D. Carroll
Summary	Create a noncodified section that shall expire on January 31, 2022 establishing standards relating to COVID-19 in child-care centers and family child-care homes.
Index Headings	Children and Minors - Child-care centers, COVID-19 standards Diseases - COVID-19, child-care center standards Occupations and Professions - Child-care centers, COVID-19 standards Public Health - COVID-19, child-care center standards Safety - COVID-19, child-care center standards Small Business - Child-care centers, COVID-19 standards

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Delete the provision that permitted school districts to incentivize student vaccination; prohibit school districts from mandating staff or student vaccination; prohibit school districts from incentivizing student vaccination.
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Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	S. Meredith
Summary	Provide up to 20 days of remote instruction at each school in a school district.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Remote days, allotment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor	R. Thomas
Summary	Add a new section requiring a local board to provide COVID-19 sick days due to quarantine or isolation.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 sick leave, requirement

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 10
Sponsor	R. Thomas
Summary	Direct KDE to partner with schools to produce COVID-19 public service announcements; direct KDE to partner with schools to urge the public to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Department of Education, school partnership, COVID-19 public service announcement, vaccine campaign State Agencies - Department of Education, school partnership, COVID-19 public service announcement, vaccine campaign

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 11
Sponsor	M. McGarvey
Summary	Permit classified staff employed by the school district to perform only noninstructional activities without supervision by certified staff during the 2021-2022 school year.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Classified staff, noninstructional activites

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 12
Sponsor	M. McGarvey
Summary	Create an exception for on-site work on NTI or remote instruction days for employees who lack childcare.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Remote instruction, on-site work requirement, exception for lack of childcare Teachers - Remote instruction, on-site work requirement, exception for lack of childcare

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 13
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Allow a district to request additional nontraditional instruction days for a hybrid schedule.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hybrid schedule, requirements

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 14
Sponsor	G. Neal
Summary	Allow remote instruction up to 20 days per school; allow a district to request additional remote instruction days.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Remote instruction, allotment

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 15
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Delete the provision that permitted school districts to incentivize student vaccination; prohibit school districts from mandating staff or student vaccination; prohibit school districts from incentivizing student vaccination.
Index Headings	Teachers - COVID-19 vaccination mandates, prohibition Children and Minors - COVID-19 vaccination, student mandates and incentives, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 vaccination, mandates and incentives, prohibition

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 16
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original language; require that any similar administrative regulations for child care centers are prohibited from requiring children five and under to wear masks; require any similar administrative regulations for public schools to allow for health and religious exemptions; require any district COVID-19 requirements to allow for health and religious exemptions.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Childcare center mandates, children five and under, masks Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - School health mandates, health and religious exemptions Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district health requirements, health and religious exemptions Public Health - Childcare center mandates, children five and under, masks Public Health - School health mandates, health and religious exemptions

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	C. Stevenson
Summary	Allow local boards of education, during the 2021-2022 school year, to hire school bus drivers who do not possess a high school diploma or equivalency diploma; require all bus drivers hired under this exemption to possess a valid CDL with a school bus endorsement.
Index Headings	Labor and Industry - School bus drivers, education requirements, temporary exemption Motor Carriers - School bus drivers, education requirements, temporary exemption Transportation - School bus drivers, education requirements, temporary exemption Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus drivers, education requirements, temporary exemption

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Modify to allow for 20 days of remote instruction for each school building instead of for each district.
Index Headings	Teachers - Remote instruction, number of days Education, Elementary and Secondary - Remote instruction, number of days

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Require a local board of education to provide COVID-19 sick days due to quarantine or isolation.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 sick leave, requirement

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Grant a school district an additional 10 NTI days for when it is closed due to COVID-19; allow a school district to request approval for an additional 10 NTI days.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - NTI days, addition

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	J. Donohue
Summary	Allow a school to count up to 30 minutes per day instructional time for COVID-19 related activities.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Instructional time, COVID-19 activities, inclusion

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	L. Willner
Summary	Add a new section providing for hybrid instruction until December 31, 2021.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hybrid instruction, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	L. Willner
Summary	Add a new section providing for hybrid instruction until December 31, 2021.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hybrid instruction, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	L. Willner
Summary	Add a new section providing for hybrid instruction until December 31, 2021.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Hybrid instruction, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor	J. Jenkins
Summary	Define "red zone", "orange zone", "yellow zone", and "green zone"; provide that, until January 15, 2022, when the Department for Public Health declares a county in a red zone, the Governor may implement a mask mandate for school districts and child care centers in the county; provide that when the Department for Public Health declares a county in a yellow or green zone for two consecutive weeks, the local school board and local health department can end the mask mandate for the school district or child care centers.
Index Headings	Children and Minors - Child care facilities, mask mandate, provisions Education, Elementary and Secondary - Mask mandates, authorization Governor - Mask mandates, authorization Public Health - Local health department, mask mandate, authorization Public Health - Mask mandates, provisions

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 10
Sponsor	A. Tackett Laferty
Summary	Retain original provisions; temporarily revise retirement reemployment provisions for local and district health departments to require only a one-month break in service.
Index Headings	Public Health - Local health departments, retirement reemployment, provisions Retirement and Pensions - Local and district health department employees, retirement reemployment, provisions

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 11
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Prohibit a school district from using intimidation tactics or negative incentives to encourage vaccination; prohibit a school district from mandating immunization.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 vaccination, incentives and mandates, prohibition

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 12
Sponsor	S. Maddox
Summary	Prohibit a school district from using intimidation tactics or negative incentives to encourage vaccination; prohibit a school district from mandating immunization.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 vaccination, incentives and mandates, prohibition