House Bill 304

Actions | Amendments
Last Action 03/25/24: floor amendment (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1215
Sponsors S. Baker, J. Tipton, J. Calloway, J. Decker, C. Fugate, D. Hale, M. Hart, J. Hodgson, J. Nemes, M. Proctor, S. Rawlings, N. Tate, W. Thomas, T. Truett
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 158.191 to ensure parental rights and involvement by requiring notification within two business days of specific events; require a district to adopt procedures that both encourage students to speak with parents and require facilitation of the discussion with parents; forbid a district or school from adopting policies that keep any student information confidential from parents or refuse information requested by a parent with specific exceptions; forbid a district from requiring school personnel or students to use nonconforming pronouns for any individual instead of just students, establish the type of mental health services that the section does not prohibit a district from seeking for students; amend KRS 158.1415 to prohibit a child in any grade level from receiving instruction on a specific topic a parent has provided written notice to the school asserting an objection due to religious or moral beliefs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish a cause of action for violations; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit a disciplinary action or adverse employment action for an employee informing a parent of specific information about a student or declining to use a pronoun or title inconsistent with the individual's biological sex; amend KRS 158.193 to establish that a school employee may participate in voluntary, student-initiated, student-led prayer when invited to do so; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary and Secondary - Employee rights, public school, provision
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Parental rights, public schools, cause of action
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Parental rights, public schools, provision
Effective Dates, Emergency - Parental rights, public schools, provision
Effective Dates, Emergency - Religious rights, public school employees, provision
Parental Rights - Public schools, parental rights, cause of action
Parental Rights - Public schools, parental rights, provision
Personnel and Employment - Employee rights, public school, provision
Religion - Parental rights, public schools, provision
Religion - Religious rights, public school employees, provision
Teachers - Employee rights, public school, provision
Civil Actions - Parental rights violation, public schools, cause of action
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2

Actions

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01/18/24
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
01/25/24
  • to Education (H)
03/12/24
  • floor amendment (1) filed
03/25/24
  • floor amendment (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor T. Bojanowski
Summary Amend to establish that explaining to a girl who has begun a menstrual period what a menstrual period is and why it happens, providing age-appropriate feminine hygiene products, and explaining how to use the products are not prohibited.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Feminine hygiene products, provision, permit
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Menstrual period, instruction, permit
Health and Medical Services - Feminine hygiene products, public school provision, permit
Health and Medical Services - Menstrual period, public school instruction, permit
Reproductive Issues - Feminine hygiene products, public school provision, permit
Reproductive Issues - Menstrual period, public school instruction, permit
Women - Feminine hygiene products, public school provision, permit
Women - Menstrual period, public school instruction, permit

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor R. Roarx
Summary Provide parents with a notice and opt out provision instead of prior consent being required for a child being given well-being questionnaires or assessments or a health screening form for research purposes or for instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases.
Index Headings Education, Elementary and Secondary - Parental opt out, instruction on human sexuality, establishing
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Parental opt out, well-being questionnaires and assessments, establishing
Parental Rights - Opt out, instruction on human sexuality, public schools, establishing
Parental Rights - Opt out, well-being questionnaires and assessments, public schools, establishing
Children and Minors - Parental opt out, instruction on human sexuality, public schools, establishing
Children and Minors - Parental opt out, well-being questionnaires and assessments, public schools, establishing

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