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House Bill 319

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Last Action	03/31/23: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 164)
Title	AN ACT relating to teachers.
Bill Documents	Acts Chapter 164 Current/Final Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statements	Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist
Bill Request Number	1472
Sponsors	J. Tipton, J. Bauman, B. Chester-Burton, D. Grossberg, DJ Johnson
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to implement the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 requiring exit surveys from school personnel leaving employment; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a system for reporting exit survey data; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to direct the Council on Postsecondary Education to develop a marketing program to promote the teaching profession; require CPE to provide a report on the status of the program to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by November 1, 2024; establish a trust fund for the marketing program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to create an online statewide job posting system for school job openings, if funds are available; amend KRS 160.380 to conform; amend KRS 164.769 to revise requirements for the Teacher Scholarship program; require the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to submit an annual program report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education; amend KRS 161.048 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to establish a process for candidates to obtain an eligible for hire letter; direct the Kentucky Department of Education to expand the GoTeachKY ambassador program to all school districts, as funds are available; require the Kentucky Department of Education to review the alternative pathway teacher certification options and processes to identify areas for improvement; require KDE to present its findings to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by October 1, 2023; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Alternative certification options, eligible for hire letter, process Education, Elementary and Secondary - Alternative certification options, review Education, Elementary and Secondary - GoTeachKY program, expansion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Online job posting system, development Education, Elementary and Secondary - Personnel exit survey, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Teaching profession marketing program, establishment Education, Finance - Teacher Scholarship program, requirements Education, Higher - Teacher Scholarship program, requirements State Agencies - Council on Postsecondary Education, teaching profession marketing program, establishment State Agencies - Education Professional Standards Board, eligible for hire letter, process State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, alternative certification options, review State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, exit survey data, report system, implementation State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, GoTeachKY program, expansion State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, online job posting system, development State Agencies - Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, Teacher Scholarship, report Reports Mandated - Council on Postsecondary Education, teaching profession marketing program Reports Mandated - Kentucky Department of Education, alternative certification options Compacts, Interstate - Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, establishment Teachers - Alternative certification options, eligible for hire letter, process Teachers - Alternative certification options, review Teachers - Exit survey, requirement Teachers - GoTeachKY program, expansion Teachers - Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, establishment Teachers - Online job posting system, development Teachers - Profession marketing program, establishment Appropriations - Teaching profession marketing program fund, establishment
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Substitute 2 with Fiscal Impact Statements House Committee Amendment 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1
Votes	Vote History

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02/15/23	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/17/23	to Education (H)
02/21/23	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/22/23	2nd reading, to Rules
02/24/23	recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/07/23	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
03/08/23	3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/09/23	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/14/23	to Education (S)
03/15/23	taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
03/16/23	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
03/29/23	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 29, 2023 passed over and retained in the Consent Orders of the Day
03/30/23	3rd reading, passed 36-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) passed 99-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
03/31/23	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 164)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; provide that classified staff may perform classroom instructional activities without supervision by certified staff during the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school years; establish an interim teaching certificate from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026; establish eligibility requirements; direct the Education Professional Standards Board to to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the issuance of interim certificates.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Education Professional Standards Board, interim certificates, implementation Education, Elementary and Secondary - Classified staff, instructional activities, eligibility Education, Elementary and Secondary - Interim teaching certificate, eligibility Teachers - Interim certificate, eligibility Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Education Professional Standards Board, interim certificates, implementation

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 2
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 2
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete the elevate teaching marketing program; define "Kentucky Educator Placement Service System"; require the Kentucky Department of Education to operate and maintain the system in order to collect accurate employment data; require the department to prepare an annual report on statewide school system employment data; amend KRS 164.769 to delete eligibility for permanent residents; delete the expansion of the GoTeachKY Ambassador program; delete the provision to allow classified staff to perform classroom instructional activities without supervision by certified staff during the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school years.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Classified staff, instructional activities eligibility, deletion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Elevate teaching marketing program, deletion Education, Elementary and Secondary - GoTeach KY Ambassador program, deletion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Educator Placement Service System, definition Education, Elementary and Secondary - Statewide employment system, data collection, requirement Education, Finance - Teacher scholarship, eligibility, deletion Education, Higher - Elevate teaching marketing program, deletion Education, Higher - Teacher scholarship, eligibility, deletion State Agencies - Department of Education, statewide employment system data, annual report State Agencies - Department of Education, statewide employment system data, collection Reports Mandated - Department of Education, statewide employment system data, annual report Teachers - Classified staff, instructional activities eligibility, deletion Teachers - Elevate teaching marketing program, deletion Teachers - GoTeach KY Ambassador program, deletion Teachers - Teacher scholarship, eligibility, deletion Fiscal Note - Department of Education, statewide employment system data, collection

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Petrie
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 319

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.154 and 161.155 to remove the requirement that a teacher or employee submit an affidavit to take sick and personal leave.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School employees, sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement Personnel and Employment - Sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement Teachers - Sick and personal leave, required documentation, personal statement

Amendment	Senate Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Funke Frommeyer
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 319

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