23RS HB 529

House Bill 529

Actions

Last Action	02/22/23: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to school personnel.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1124
Sponsors	B. Chester-Burton, G. Brown Jr., D. Grossberg, B. Wesley
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 161.155 to require school districts to provide a teacher or employee leave with no loss of income or benefits for 60 school days following an assault against the teacher or employee that results in a physical injury; define the terms of the leave; require the school district to pay for mental health services of the teacher or employee's choosing during the leave period; amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to adopt a policy requiring expulsion when a student physically assaults or batters school personnel; provide that the policy may permit case-by-case exceptions with the consent of the victim; permit the safety of school personnel to be a factor in issuing suspensions and expulsions of primary school students; amend KRS 158.154 to remove the requirement that a physical injury be serious to require a principal to report an assault to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.155 to require mandatory reporters to report assault, batteries, and abuse of school personnel and students on school property.
Index Headings of Original Version	Crime Victims - School personnel, assault of school personnel causing physical injury, leave benefits Education, Elementary and Secondary - School discipline, assaults at school, employee leave benefits and rights, mandatory reporting State Agencies - School district, mandatory personnel benefits, leave for victims of assault State Employees - School employees, assault of school personnel causing physical injury, leave benefits Teachers - School discipline, assault of school personnel causing physical injury, leave benefits Children and Minors - School discipline, assaults at school, employee leave benefits and rights, mandatory reporting