| Last Action | 02/26/26: to Committee on Committees (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to educators. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1308 |
| Sponsors | M. Clines, G. Brown Jr. |
| 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 |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| 01/16/26 |
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| 02/18/26 |
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| 02/19/26 |
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| 02/23/26 |
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| 02/26/26 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions and establish a transition process for the hearing officer to be selected from the Office of the Attorney General; include knowledge of a report being filed pursuant to KRS 620.030 on a certificate holder in the duty for superintendents to report to the Education Professional Standards Board; require that board to provide notice to a superintendent when the board has determined that credible evidence warrants further investigation of a certificate holder employed by the district; establish requirement for the notice; amend KRS 156.095 to require Kentucky Department of Education to develop training for school district employees about appropriate relationships and communication with students and establish district employee training requirements; replace file transfers with authorization for a superintendent to submit an open records request to an applicant's previous school district employers and to the board for records concerning disciplinary actions or professional misconduct; require district employees to notify the superintendent within 10 business days of being charged with a felony; amend KRS 156.492 and 160.380 to make conforming changes. |
| Index Headings |
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Education Professional Standards Board, hearing officer, transition Attorney General - Education Professional Standards Board, hearing officer, transition Boards And Commissions - Education Professional Standards Board, superintendent notification, requirement Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Department of Education, district employee training, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - District employees, notification to superintendent of charged felonies, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Education Professional Standards Board, superintendent notification, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Kentucky Department of Education, district employee training, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent access to applicant records, open records request, authorization Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent reporting requirements, Education Professional Standards Board, establishment Teachers - Education Professional Standards Board, due process procedures, modification Teachers - Personnel and certification records, disclosure, requirement |
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