Last Action | 01/03/24: to Committee on Committees (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to school personnel. |
Bill Documents | Introduced |
Bill Request Number | 1395 |
Sponsors | B. Chester-Burton, G. Brown Jr., P. Stevenson |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 161.155 to require school districts to provide a teacher or other 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; specify 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 modifications 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, battery, or abuse of school personnel or students on school property. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Crime Victims - School personnel, assault causing physical injury, leave benefits, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - School discipline, assaults at school, employee leave benefits and rights, mandatory reporting Education, Elementary and Secondary - 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 |
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