26RS HB 415

House Bill 415

Actions

Last Action	01/15/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to educators.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1308
Sponsor	M. Clines
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 161.120 to modify disclosure requirements for certain complaints; remove requirement for a conference between the staff of the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) and a certificate holder after a determination of sufficient evidence; restructure provisions concerning written admonishments by EPSB and referrals to hearings; provide a timeline for EPSB hearings; modify the right of a certificate holder to request an expedited hearing; require the hearing to be conducted before a hearing officer who is a licensed attorney secured from the Office of the Attorney General; change the timeline for a superintendent's duty to report; amend KRS 160.380 to allow a superintendent to contact a prior employers and the EPSB concerning an applicant for a certified position; establish information that shall be provided to a requesting superintendent; provide record retention requirements; grant liability protections for qualifying disclosures.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Education Professional Standards Board, due process procedures, modification Boards And Commissions - Education Professional Standards Board, certification records, disclosure, requirement Boards And Commissions - Education Professional Standards Board, due process procedures, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - Education Professional Standards Board, due process procedures, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - Teachers, personnel and certification records, disclosure, requirement Teachers - Education Professional Standards Board, due process procedures, modification Teachers - Personnel and certification records, disclosure, requirement