Kentucky
General Assembly

08/16/21	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
01/04/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/11/22	to Education (H)
02/14/22	floor amendment (1) filed
02/15/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/16/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2022 floor amendments (3) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendments (4-title) and (6-title) filed to bill
02/23/22	floor amendment (7) filed to Committee Substitute, floor amendment (8-title) filed to bill
02/28/22	floor amendment (9) filed to Committee Substitute
03/01/22	floor amendment (10) filed to Committee Substitute
03/07/22	floor amendment (11) and (12) filed to Committee Substitute
03/08/22	3rd reading, passed 56-35 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendments (11) and (8-title)
03/09/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/10/22	to Health & Welfare (S)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain all original provisions except limit application to the COVID-19 pandemic; provide that a school may impose a mask mandate but permit parents to opt out.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, parent opt-out, response to COVID-19 pandemic Education, Higher - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Health and Medical Services - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Universities and Colleges - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, response to COVID-19 pandemic Children and Minors - Facial coverings, limited prohibition of requirement, parent opt-out, response to COVID-19 pandemic

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Delete all provisions, create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 that provides that a local school board or public school may impose masking requirements in response to a virus or disease; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to provide that the governing board may impose masking requirements in response to a virus or disease.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Mask mandate, public schools, authority of school board or school to impose Education, Higher - Mask mandates, authority of governing board of a public postsecondary institution to impose Universities and Colleges - Mask mandates, authority of governing board of a public postsecondary institution to impose Children and Minors - Public schools, mask mandate, authority of school board or school to impose

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Retain all original provisions except remove the prohibition of masking policies at public postsecondary education institutions.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Facial coverings, discretion of governing board Universities and Colleges - Facial coverings, discretion of governing board

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Retain all original provisions, declare an emergency; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - HB 51/HCS 1, emergency

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	F. Rabourn
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 51

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	S. Rudy
Summary	Retain all original provisions; declare an emergency; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Effective Dates, Emergency - HB 51/HCS 1

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	S. Rudy
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 51

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Retain original provisions; require that individuals be allowed to opt out of any public school requirement for medical devices, medical procedures and treatments, and adherence to healthcare recommendations in public schools; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; require that individuals be allowed to opt out of public postsecondary education institutions' requirements for medical devices, medical procedures and treatments, and adherence to healthcare recommendations in public schools; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt out; establish exceptions; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, public postsecondary education institutions, opt-out Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, parent opt-out Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, public schools, opt-out

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 8
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 51

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 9
Sponsor	L. Bechler
Summary	Retain all original provisions except delete the right of a parent to refuse facial coverings for children enrolled in a childcare facility; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Higher - Facial covering requirements not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic, permit Effective Dates, Emergency - Facial covering requirements Universities and Colleges - Facial covering requirements not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic, permit Children and Minors - Childcare facilities, facial covering requirements, permit only at discretion of facility

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 10
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Retain all original provisions except delete the right of a parent to refuse facial coverings for children enrolled in a childcare facility; require that individuals be permitted to opt-out of any public school requirement for medical devices, medical procedures and treatments, and adherence to healthcare recommendations in public schools; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt-out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices, submit to medical procedures and treatments, or adhere to healthcare recommendations in public schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements, emergency

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 11
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Retain all original provisions except delete the right of a parent to refuse facial coverings for children enrolled in a childcare facility; require that individuals be permitted to opt-out of any public school requirement for medical devices and medical procedures and treatments; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt-out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices and submit to medical procedures and treatments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on property not used for the delivery of medical services; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements, emergency Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine and testing requirements Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing requirements, emergency Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine and testing requirements Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and testing requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 12
Sponsor	J. Calloway
Summary	Retain all original provisions except delete the right of a parent to refuse facial coverings for children enrolled in a childcare facility; require that individuals be permitted to opt-out of any public school requirement for medical devices, medical procedures and treatments, and blanket healthcare requirements; provide that an individual shall not be required to submit any documentation or certification to opt-out; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to contradict KRS 158.035; provide that postsecondary education institutions may not require individuals to use medical devices, submit to medical procedures and treatments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on property not used for the delivery of medical services; provide that a postsecondary education institution may implement a requirement for facial coverings that is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and healthcare requirements Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, and healthcare requirements Education, Higher - COVID-19 precautions, student opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, and healthcare requirements Effective Dates, Emergency - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing requirements, emergency Universities and Colleges - COVID-19 precautions, opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, and healthcare requirements Children and Minors - COVID-19 precautions, parent opt-out, medical device, vaccine, testing, healthcare requirements