22RS HB 410

House Bill 410

Actions

Last Action	02/01/22: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to education mandates.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1559
Sponsor	K. Banta
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 156.095 to provide that the Kentucky Department of Education shall not impose any professional development or training requirements that are not expressly required by state or federal law; reallocate the KBE's authority over professional development coordinators to local boards; delete the requirement that the professional development coordinator participate in KDE's annual training; provide that KDE shall only assist school districts with the development of long-term school and district improvement plans upon the request of the school district or school council; provide that schools may use up to 4 days of the school calendar for professional development; delete the state mandate for professional development trainings on suicide prevention, active shooter, and child abuse neglect and prevention; amend KRS 158.070 to delete the requirement that 4 full days to the school calendar be designated for professional development; delete the requirement for professional development trainings on seizure disorders; amend KRS 158.649 to remove the requirement that a school improvement plan include professional development; amend KRS 158.148 to remove required training on the code of acceptable behavior and discipline; amend KRS 158.6453 to provide that the statewide trainings provided to teachers and administrators shall be voluntary; amend KRS 161.044 to remove the state mandate for instructional teacher's aide training; amend KRS 160.445 to remove the state mandate for interscholastic coach training and testing; amend KRS 161.185 to remove the state mandate for nonfaculty coach training and testing; amend KRS 156.101 to remove the state mandate for instructional leader training and testing; amend KRS 158.818 to remove the state mandate for CTE teacher training on embedding core content; amend KRS 156.557 to remove the state mandate for teacher evaluator training and testing; amend KRS 160.350 to remove the state mandate for superintendent training; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the state mandate for school council member training; amend KRS 160.180 to remove the state mandate for school board member training; amend KRS 150.060 to establish a minimum time requirement for teacher's noninstructional time; provide that a teacher shall be paid an hourly rate for any instruction provided during the teacher's noninstructional time.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Professional development, statewide training mandates, noninstructional time, minimum requirements State Agencies - Department of Education, professional development, limitation of authority State Employees - School employee trainings, elimination of state mandates Teachers - Professional development, statewide training mandates, noninstructional time, minimum requirements Boards and Commissions - Local boards of education, board member trainings, elimination of state mandate