House Bill 319

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/16/23: reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
Title AN ACT relating to teacher shortages.
Bill Documents Current
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

Actions

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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

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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