| Last Action | 04/20/22: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 228) | 
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| 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 | 
| 08/04/21 | 
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| 01/04/22 | 
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| 01/18/22 | 
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| 01/20/22 | 
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| 03/29/22 | 
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| 04/13/22 | 
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| 04/14/22 | 
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| 04/20/22 | 
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| 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 | 
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| Summary | Cannot agree. | 
| Index Headings | Conference Committee Reports - HB 44 | 
| Amendment | Free Conference Committee Report 1 | 
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| 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 | 
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