| Last Action | 03/27/24: floor amendment (1) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 357 |
| Sponsor | W. Westerfield |
| Summary of Original Version | Repeal and reenact KRS 162.060 to establish that local boards of education shall submit all plans for new public school buildings or additions or alterations of old buildings to the chief state school officer, but prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education from requiring prior approval of the district's plans; amend KRS 156.160 to provide for the approval and appeal process for a district's purchase or disposal of real property; amend KRS 157.420 conform; establish the requirements for a district facilities plan; amend KRS 157.440, 157.615, 157.620, 157.621, 157.622, 158.814, and 160.105 to conform; amend KRS 160.160 to allow use of estimates of the cost of a project by licensed architects or engineers for establishing the financing; 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; amend KRS 158.102 to remove minimum requirements for a school librarian; amend KRS 199.882 to include an employer directly paying for the child-care facilities and facility maintenance on behalf of a child-care provider in the definition of "contribution"; allow for the renewal of an emergency teaching certificate for the 2024-2025 school year; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Child-care provider, employer contributions, facilities and maintenance cost, inclusion Education, Elementary and Secondary - Construction financing, use of architect or engineer estimate, authorization Education, Elementary and Secondary - District facilities plans, development process, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Emergency teacher certification, renewal requirements, waiver Education, Elementary and Secondary - Library media center, school librarian requirement, removal Education, Elementary and Secondary - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission 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, Finance - Construction financing, use of architect or engineer estimate, authorization Education, Finance - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission 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 - District facilities plans, development process, establishment Education, Vocational - School building plans, chief state school officer, submission 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 Effective Dates, Emergency - Child-care provider, employer contributions, facilities and maintenance cost, inclusion Effective Dates, Emergency - Emergency teacher certification, renewal requirements, waive Effective Dates, Emergency - Library media center, school librarian requirement, removal 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 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 Teachers - Emergency teacher certification, renewal requirements, waive Teachers - Library media center, school librarian requirement, removal 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 Children and Minors - Child-care provider, employer contributions, facilities and maintenance cost, inclusion Contracts - School district mortgages and liens, prior approval, removal |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; delete KRS 158.102 regarding minimum requirements for a school librarian. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Library media center, school librarian, removal from bill Teachers - Library media center, school librarian, removal from bill |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Piggyback? | Yes |
| Sponsor | J. Calloway |
| Summary | Retain original provisions and 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. |
| Index Headings |
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 Piggybacked Bills - HB 304 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 |
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