Kentucky
General Assembly

02/09/24	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
02/15/24	to Education (H)
02/20/24	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/21/24	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/12/24	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2) posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 13, 2024
03/14/24	3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (2) and Floor Amendment (2)
03/15/24	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/21/24	to Education (S)
03/22/24	taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
03/25/24	taken from Education (S) 2nd reading returned to Education (S)
03/26/24	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a consent bill
03/27/24	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
03/28/24	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
04/12/24	floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
04/15/24	3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) received in House to Rules (H) posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) passed 95-0 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House enrolled, signed by President of the Senate delivered to Governor
04/18/24	signed by Governor

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except specify that concentrator means two credits.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Finance - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Vocational - Career and technical education programs, funding

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 2
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 2
Summary	Retain original provisions; specify that concentrator means two credits; specify that area technology centers means state-operated centers; define "supplemental funding"; remove language that General Assembly may not appropriate or transfer funds for other purposes; require program qualification and funding distribution to be posted on the department's website.
Index Headings	Fiscal Note - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Elementary and Secondary - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Finance - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Vocational - Career and technical education programs, funding State Agencies - Department of Education career and technical education, funding, posting requirement

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary	Amend to require local boards of education to provide a one-time award to qualifying employees of a converted career and technical education center based on raises provided for executive branch employees, require the Kentucky Department of Education to calculate the amounts; allow the district to request reimbursement from the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky; appropriate funds in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program budget to administer the awards; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Converted career and technical education center, qualifying employee award, authorize Education, Finance - Converted career and technical education center, qualifying employee award, authorize Education, Vocational - Converted career and technical education center, qualifying employee award, authorize Effective Dates, Emergency - Converted career and technical education center, qualifying employee award, authorize Appropriations - Converted career and technical education center, qualifying employee award, authorize State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, converted CTE center employee award, calculate

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note to House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	T. Smith
Summary	Amend to add requirement for local boards of education to provide a one-time award payment to employees of converted area technology centers (ATCs) in the amount of the raise they would have received if the ATC had remained under state operation; appropriate to the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky $170,000 in 2023-2024 to support the payments; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings	Education, Finance - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Vocational - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Vocational - Converted area technology center, employee, one-time award Appropriations - Converted area technology center, employee, one-time award Fiscal Note - Career and technical education programs, funding

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except amend definition of "supplemental funding"; change appropriation to the learning and results services budget unit; make technical corrections.
Index Headings	Education, Vocational - Career and technical education programs, funding Technical Corrections - Technical corrections Education, Elementary and Secondary - Career and technical education programs, funding Education, Finance - Career and technical education programs, funding

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	D. Givens
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend definition of "supplemental funding."
Index Headings	Education, Finance - Career and technical education programs, supplemental funding, define Education, Vocational - Career and technical education programs, supplemental funding, define