| Last Action | 02/21/24: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to school district property and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note |
| Bill Request Number | 487 |
| Sponsor | K. Timoney |
| Summary of Original Version | Repeal and reenact KRS 162.060 to establish that local boards of education submit all plans for new public school buildings or additions or alterations of old buildings to the chief state school officer; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education from requiring prior approval of the district's plans; prohibit a project for new school buildings from spending more than 10 percent of the project on the acquisition and improvement of land; provide a waiver process; amend KRS 156.160 to require the administrative regulation promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Education on the construction of school buildings be subject to a review and update process; provide for the approval and appeal process for a district's purchase or disposal of real property; provide a waiver and appeal process from standards for plans and specifications of buildings; amend KRS 156.095 to update language and require the department to establish a professional development program and a list of similar professional development offerings for district personnel on facilities management, construction, and management; require districts to use the professional development program; amend KRS 157.420 conform and authorize a district to use capital outlay funds to employ facility related personnel as defined by the department; establish the requirements for a district facilities plan; establish dangerous levels of radon within a school facility as an emergency that may be addressed outside the district facilities plan process and the funds that may be used to mitigate radon; amend KRS 157.440, 157.615, 157.620, 157.621, 157.622, 158.814, and 160.105 to conform; amend KRS 160.160 to remove the requirement for a district to obtain prior approval from the department for a mortgage or lien on a school building or for leasing a building; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Capital outlay funds uses, facilities employees, authorization Education, Elementary and Secondary - District facilities plans, development process, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission Education, Elementary and Secondary - School construction project, land costs limitation, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district land purchase and disposal, Kentucky Board of Education, approval Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district real property, acquisition and disposal process, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - School facilities staff, professional development program, establishment Education, Finance - Capital outlay funds uses, facilities employees, authorization Education, Finance - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission Education, Finance - School construction project, land costs limitation, establishment Education, Finance - School district land purchase and disposal, Kentucky Board of Education, approval Education, Finance - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal Education, Vocational - Capital outlay funds uses, facilities employees, authorization Education, Vocational - District facilities plans, development process, establishment Education, Vocational - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission Education, Vocational - School construction project, land costs limitation, establishment Education, Vocational - School district land purchase and disposal, Kentucky Board of Education, approval Education, Vocational - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal Education, Vocational - School district real property, acquisition and disposal process, establishment Education, Vocational - School facilities staff, professional development program, establishment Effective Dates, Emergency - School district properties and procedures and requirements, July 1, 2024 Housing, Building, and Construction - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission Housing, Building, and Construction - School district facilities plans, development process, establishment Liens - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal Pollution - Radon abatement, school district facilities, authorization Property - School district land purchase and disposal, Kentucky Board of Education, approval Property - School district real property, acquisition and disposal process, establishment Public Buildings and Grounds - School district facilities plans, development process, establishment Public Buildings and Grounds - School district land purchase and disposal, Kentucky Board of Education, approval Public Buildings and Grounds - School district real property, acquisition and disposal process, establishment Safety - Radon abatement, school district facilities, authorization State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, facilities staff, professional development program, establishing Public Safety - Radon abatement, school district facilities, authorization Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, school district land purchase and disposal, approval Capital Construction - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission Contracts - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| 02/05/24 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except require school districts to conduct the review and categorization of school facilities instead of the Kentucky Department of Education, with a regular review thereof to be conducted by the department; provide that any project where the majority of the cost is for an extracurricular facility shall not receive or use state funds but may use restricted local funds; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Extracurricular facilities, state funds, limitation on use Education, Elementary and Secondary - School district facilities, review and evaluation procedure, modification Education, Finance - Extracurricular facilities, state funds, limitation on use Public Buildings and Grounds - School district extracurricular facilities, state funds, limitation on use Public Buildings and Grounds - School district facilities, review and evaluation procedure, modification Technical Corrections - HB 464 |
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