Kentucky
General Assembly

02/16/22	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/25/22	to Education (H)
03/01/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/22	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 03, 2022
03/03/22	3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/04/22	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/14/22	to Education (S)
03/24/22	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/25/22	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
03/29/22	floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
03/30/22	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 30, 2022 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) passed 92-2 3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/08/22	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 168)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; add short title; add emergency clause.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - General Assembly, page programs Education, Finance - General Assembly, page programs Effective Dates, Emergency - General Assembly, page programs General Assembly - General Assembly, page programs Short Titles and Popular Names - Wyatt's Act

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; remove language requiring a student to be considered present; require that a student's perfect attendance record shall not be negatively affected for participating in the General Assembly's page program; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - General Assembly, page programs Education, Finance - General Assembly, page programs Effective Dates, Emergency - General Assembly, page programs General Assembly - General Assembly, page programs Short Titles and Popular Names - Wyatt's Act

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.896 to provide that the license or certification of a child-care center shall not be refused or revoked for refusing to require facial coverings; amend KRS 199.898 to provide that parents and guardians of children enrolled in licensed, certified, or publicly funded child care facilities have a right to refuse facial coverings on behalf of their children without retribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow for the requiring of facial coverings on any public school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; provide that a parent may opt out their student out; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on property owned, leased, or operated by public postsecondary education institutions; provide exceptions for healthcare licensing board requirements imposed prior to January 1, 2020, and clinical research settings.
Index Headings	Children and Minors - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Diseases - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement Education, Higher - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement, exceptions Health and Medical Services - Facial coverings, public postsecondary educational institution property, prohibition of requirement Public Authorities - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement State Agencies - Facial coverings, child-care facilities and public schools, prohibition of requirement Universities and Colleges - Facial coverings, prohibition of requirement, exceptions

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Southworth
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 517