| Last Action | 03/05/25: recommitted to Education (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to virtual education. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1369 |
| Sponsors | A. Reed, G. Williams, G. Boswell, D. Carroll, D. Douglas, R. Girdler, S. Madon, A. Mays Bledsoe, S. Meredith, R. Mills, M. Nunn, S. Rawlings, C. Richardson, R. Stivers, L. Tichenor, S. West |
| Summary of Original Version | Prohibit the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Kentucky Department of Education from establishing or implementing, or requiring a school district to implement, any cap, limitation, or restriction on enrollment for a virtual program; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education from reducing or withholding any funds due to a school district from the fund to Support Education Excellence in Kentucky based on the district's operation of a virtual program; sunset prohibitions on June 30, 2026. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual program, enrollment cap, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition Education, Finance - Virtual program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition Education, Vocational - Virtual program, enrollment cap, prohibition Education, Vocational - Virtual program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition Sunset Legislation - Virtual school program, enrollment cap, prohibition, June 30, 2026 Sunset Legislation - Virtual school program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition, June 30, 2026 |
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Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; change the sunset date for the virtual program from 2026 to 2028; amend KRS 157.320 to define "virtual program"; amend KRS 157.360 to include virtual programs in the exclusion for class size loads of 150 pupil hours per day for a teacher; amend KRS 158.120 to establish nonresident pupil enrollment limitations for a district's virtual program; establish that no further nonresident pupil enrollments shall occur after June 30, 2028. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual program, nonresident pupil enrollment, establish guidelines Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual program, teacher class size load cap, exclusion Education, Finance - Virtual program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition Education, Vocational - Virtual program, nonresident pupil enrollment, establish guidelines Education, Vocational - Virtual program, teacher class size load cap, exclusion Sunset Legislation - Virtual program, enrollment cap, prohibition, after June 30, 2028 Sunset Legislation - Virtual program, nonresident pupil enrollment, discontinue June 30, 2028 Sunset Legislation - Virtual program, SEEK fund withholding, prohibition after June 30, 2028 |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | C. McDaniel |
| Summary | Amend KRS 157.360 to adjust each district's base funding level based on nonresident virtual program pupil enrollment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to establish definitions and provide how a school district's guaranteed base funding level shall be adjusted based on nonresident pupil enrollment in a virtual program. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - SEEK funding adjustment, nonresident pupil enrollment, virtual programs Education, Finance - SEEK funding adjustment, nonresident pupil enrollment, virtual programs Education, Vocational - SEEK funding adjustment, nonresident pupil enrollment, virtual programs |
Last updated: 3/13/2025 1:08 AM (EDT)