House Bill 44

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 04/20/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 228)
Title AN ACT relating to local school districts.
Bill Documents Acts Chapter 228
Current/Final
Introduced
Bill Request Number 185
Sponsors B. McCool, L. Willner, T. Bojanowski, K. Fleming, J. Gooch Jr., J. Jenkins, N. Kulkarni, C. Massey, C. Miller, J. Miller, P. Minter, R. Palumbo, R. Roberts, S. Sheldon, P. Stevenson, B. Wesley, B. Wheatley
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 159.035 to require a local school district's attendance policy to include provisions for a student's mental or behavioral health status.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance policy, mental health, inclusion
Mental Health - School attendance policy, inclusion
Children and Minors - School attendance policy, mental health, inclusion
Jump to Proposed Amendments Senate Committee Substitute 1
Conference Committee Report 1
Free Conference Committee Report 1
Votes Vote History

Actions

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08/04/21
  • Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/04/22
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/08/22
  • to Education (H)
01/11/22
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/12/22
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
01/13/22
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 18, 2022
01/18/22
  • 3rd reading, passed 94-0
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/20/22
  • to Education (S)
03/17/22
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/18/22
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
03/29/22
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022
03/30/22
  • 3rd reading, passed 33-3 with Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
04/13/22
  • taken from Rules
  • posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • received in Senate
  • to Rules (S)
  • posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute (1)
  • Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
  • Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
  • Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
  • Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
  • Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
  • Free Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
04/14/22
  • posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (1)
  • Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
  • passed 30-3
  • received in House
  • to Rules (H)
  • posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
  • Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
  • passed 95-0
  • enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
  • enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
  • delivered to Governor
04/20/22
  • signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 228)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary Retain original provisions, except provide that a local school board may include mental health absences in its student attendance policy instead of requiring it.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance policy, mental health, inclusion option
Mental Health - School attendance policy, inclusion option
Children and Minors - School attendance policy, mental health, inclusion option

Amendment Conference Committee Report 1
Summary Cannot agree.
Index Headings Conference Committee Reports - HB 44

Amendment Free Conference Committee Report 1
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.990 to make certain penalties in the section applicable only to subsections (1) to (4) of KRS 161.164.
Index Headings Crimes and Punishments - School districts, political activity penalties, applicability
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Political activity prohibition, penalties, applicability
Teachers - Political activity prohibition, penalties, applicability
Title Amendments - HB 44

Last updated: 2/8/2023 2:57 PM (EST)