KY HB202 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-15 - posted in committee
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 158.440 to 158.449 to define "corporal punishment"; prohibit a person employed by a school district from using corporal physical discipline; amend KRS 158.444 to remove corporal punishment as a form of discipline in a school; amend KRS 503.110 to remove the exception that permitted the use of physical force by a teacher against a minor.

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Title

AN ACT relating to corporal punishment in schools.

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-15Houseposted in committee
2019-02-06Houseto Education (H)
2019-02-05Houseintroduced in House

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