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Senate Bill 207

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Last Action	03/12/25: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
Title	AN ACT relating to public school innovation.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number	1398
Sponsors	S. West, S. Funke Frommeyer, M. Nunn, S. Rawlings, L. Tichenor, G. Williams
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish a procedure for a local board of education to submit a waiver request to the Kentucky Board of Education to waive a statute or administrative regulation; set the terms and limitations of a waivers; authorize the identification of schools of innovation and establish parameters for the status; establish procedures for the renewal of approved waivers; provide the conditions and procedure for rescinding waivers by the state board; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations to adopt necessary forms and procedures to process waiver requests; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.108 and 160.107; provide that the Act may be cited as the School Innovation Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Districts of innovation, repeal Education, Elementary and Secondary - Public schools, statute and administrative regulation waiver process, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Schools of innovation status, establishment Education, Vocational - Districts of innovation, repeal Education, Vocational - Public schools, statute and administrative regulation waiver process, establishment Education, Vocational - Schools of innovation status, establishment State Agencies - KDE, statute and administrative regulation waiver process, establishment Teachers - Public schools, statute and administrative regulation waiver process, establishment Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, statute and administrative regulation waiver process, establishment Short Titles and Popular Names - School Innovation Act Fiscal Note - School Innovation Act
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Committee Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2
Votes	Vote History

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02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to Education (S)
02/27/25	taken from Education (S) 1st reading returned to Education (S)
02/28/25	taken from Education (S) 2nd reading returned to Education (S)
03/04/25	reported favorably, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 3rd reading, passed 38-0
03/05/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/07/25	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
03/12/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS 156.395 to 156.476 to direct KDE to create an instructional materials depository and outline requirements; define terms; establish the State Quality Curriculum Task Force; set membership and responsibilities of task force and instructional materials reviewers; require school districts to adopt and use high quality instructional materials and programs from the state-approved list; permit chief state school officer to purchase instructional materials for distribution to public school students; require the Education Professional Standards Board to require teacher preparation programs to align curriculum with state's academic standards; make conforming amendments and repeals; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2026.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - High quality instructional materials, requirements Education, Higher - Educator preparation programs, requirements Education, Vocational - High quality instructional materials, requirements Effective Dates, Delayed - High quality instructional materials requirements, effective July 1, 2026 State Agencies - Education Professional Standards Board, program approval, requirements State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, instructional materials depository, creation State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, instructional materials, requirements State Agencies - State Quality Curriculum Task Force, membership State Agencies - State Quality Curriculum Task Force, requirements Teachers - Educator preparation programs, requirements Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, requirements Blind or Deaf Persons - Instructional materials and programs, requirements

Amendment	House Committee Amendment 1
Sponsor	S. Lewis
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - SB 207/GA

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Retain all provisions, except delete provision permitting waiver for district to enter into an agreement with an education service provider to assist in the management and operation of a school or program.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Schools of innovation, contract with education service provider, removal Education, Vocational - Schools of innovation, contract with education service provider, removal

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Camuel
Summary	Delete provision allowing a waiver to permit up to 25% of the teaching staff in a school to be employed without teacher certification under specific conditions.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Non-certified teacher waiver, authorization, removal Education, Vocational - Non-certified teacher waiver, authorization, removal Teachers - Non-certified teacher waiver, authorization, removal

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