Kentucky
General Assembly

01/05/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/17/24	to Education (H)
02/13/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/14/24	2nd reading, to Rules
02/15/24	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 16, 2024
02/20/24	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/21/24	taken from the Orders of the Day recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
02/27/24	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 28, 2024
02/28/24	3rd reading, passed 97-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
02/29/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/08/24	to Education (S)
03/14/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
03/15/24	2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill
03/25/24	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 floor amendments (1-title) and (2) filed
03/26/24	taken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/27/24	3rd reading, passed 34-0 with Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) received in House to Rules (H)
03/28/24	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title)
04/15/24	House concurred in Senate Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (1-title) passed 95-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/19/24	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 222)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except further amend KRS 158.791 to specify the Department of Education's role in assisting local school districts with regard to mathematics instruction, supports, and interventions; require the department to collaborate with relevant groups in literacy and mathematics programming, materials, and activities; amend KRS 158.840 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) to submit an annual report to LRC on the compliance of teacher preparation programs to this Act; create KRS 158.8401 to define new terms for KRS 158.840 to 158.844; create a new section of KRS 158.840 to 158.844 to require the Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations defining and establishing a multitiered system of supports to include mathematics instruction, intervention, and instructional strategies; require the department to report the status of implementation to LRC by November 1, 2027; require school district superintendents to select a universal screener by January 1, 2026; beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, require a universal screener to be given to every student in kindergarten through grade three within 30 days of the start of the school year; require the development of a mathematics improvement plan in the first 60 days for any student in kindergarten through grade three who is identified as needing interventions; amend KRS 158.842 to remove definitions that were defined in the new section; reconstitute the membership of the Committee for Mathematics Achievement; require the committee to report activities and progress to LRC by May 1, 2025; create a new section of KRS 158.840 to 158.844 to establish the Kentucky numeracy counts fund; provide that moneys and interest in the fund shall not lapse; create KRS 164.3061 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs for elementary regular education to include evidence-based instructional strategies for kindergarten through grade three beginning with the 2025-2026 school year; require the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) to develop and maintain a list of approved teacher preparation assessments; require the EPSB to report data to an external evaluator for analysis and to report the results and all data to LRC; designate the Act as the Kentucky Numeracy Counts Act.
Index Headings	Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Department of Education, defining and establishing a multitiered system of supports Fiscal Note - Kentucky numeracy counts fund, creation Fiscal Note - Early mathematics education, kindergarten to grade three, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Early mathematics education, kindergarten to grade three, requirements Education, Higher - Teacher preparation programs, early mathematics instruction, teacher preparation Teachers - Training, mathematics diagnostic assessment and universal screener Universities and Colleges - Teacher preparation programs, early mathematics instruction, teacher preparation test Children and Minors - Early mathematics education, kindergarten to grade three, requirements Boards and Commissions - EPSB, early mathematics teacher preparation tests, list of approved tests, maintenance

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	J. Tipton
Summary	Specify that the Kentucky Department of Education shall establish teacher academies for teachers of students in grades kindergarten through eight rather than through grade three; specify that the numeracy counts fund is to support grades kindergarten through eight rather than through grade three.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Department of Education, teacher academies, creation Teachers - Kentucky Department of Education, teacher academies, creation Teachers - Training and support, mathematics

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 162/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Amend to appropriate General Fund moneys in the amount of $5 million in fiscal year 2024-2025 and $5 million in fiscal year 2025-2026 to the Kentucky numeracy counts fund; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings	Appropriations - Kentucky numeracy counts fund, appropriation Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky numeracy counts fund, appropriation Education, Finance - Kentucky numeracy counts fund, appropriation