Kentucky House Bill 17 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 10 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-02-24 - floor amendments (2-title) and (3) filed
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "aphasia," "dyscalculia," dyslexia," "phonemic awareness," and "scientifically based research"; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for district-wide reporting on the use of K-3 response-to-intervention implementation in reading by August 1, 2012, in mathematics by August 1, 2013, and behavior by August 1, 2014; require the Department of Education, on or before January 1, 2012, to make available technical assistance, training, and a Web-based resource to assist all local school districts in the implementation of the system and instructional tools based on scientifically based research; require the department to collaborate with other state agencies and organizations; require conformity with 20 U.S.C. sec. 1414(a)(1)(E) for initial evaluations of students with suspected disabilities; require the department to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on implementation by November 30, 2012, and annually thereafter; amend KRS 157.200 to conform with the federal definition of a "specific learning disability."

AN ACT relating to early education assessment and intervention.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Rep. Jody Richards [D]
Rep. Sal Santoro [R]	Rep. Addia Wuchner [R]	Rep. Brent Yonts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-24		floor amendments (2-title) and (3) filed
2011-02-17		floor amendment (1) filed
2011-02-14		to Education (S)
2011-02-10		received in Senate
2011-02-09		3rd reading, passed 99-0
2011-02-07		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 9, 2011
2011-02-04		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-03		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2011-02-01		posted in committee
2011-02-01		posting waived
2011-01-04		to Education (H)
2011-01-04		introduced in House
2011-07-28		To: Interim Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB17.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB17/bill.doc