Kentucky House Bill 225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-7)
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-28 - returned to Education (S)
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 159.010 to require compulsory attendance for children ages 6 to 17 by July 1, 2015, and for children ages 6 to 18 by July 1, 2016; continue dropout conferences until July 1, 2016; make technical corrections; amend KRS 159.020 to conform; create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to clarify the purpose of alternative education programs; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing definitions, policies, and guidelines for student assignment and data collection protocols relative to alternative education programs; require local school districts to track the academic progress of students enrolled in alternative education programs; require the Kentucky Department of Education to file a data report by December 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education; require the use of experienced and certified teachers; prohibit the use of probationary teachers and staff; require appropriate staff development; require districts to track expenditures and report them to the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 158.812 to add language stating to the intent of the General Assembly relative to career and technical education programs.

AN ACT relating to school dropout prevention.

Rep. Rocky Adkins [D]	Rep. Johnny Bell [D]	Rep. John Carney [R]	Rep. Larry Clark [D]
Rep. Hubert Collins [D]	Rep. James Comer [R]	Rep. Will Coursey [D]	Rep. Robert Damron [D]
Rep. Theodore Edmonds [D]	Rep. Derrick Graham [D]	Rep. Jeff Greer [D]	Rep. Keith Hall [D]
Rep. Jeff Hoover [R]	Rep. Dennis Horlander [D]	Rep. Joni Jenkins [D]	Rep. Mary Marzian [D]
Rep. Reginald Meeks [D]	Rep. Rick Nelson [D]	Rep. Rick Rand [D]	Rep. Jody Richards [D]
Rep. Steven Riggs [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Carl Rollins [D]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]
Rep. John Short [D]	Rep. Wilson Stone [D]	Rep. Gregory Stumbo [D]	Rep. Thomas Thompson [D]
Rep. John Tilley [D]	Rep. Jim Wayne [D]	Rep. Alecia Webb-Edgington [R]	Rep. Addia Wuchner [R]
Rep. Brent Yonts [D]	Rep. Jill York [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-28		returned to Education (S)
2011-02-28		2nd reading
2011-02-28		taken from Education (S)
2011-02-25		returned to Education (S)
2011-02-25		1st reading
2011-02-25		taken from Education (S)
2011-02-15		to Education (S)
2011-02-11		received in Senate
2011-02-10		3rd reading, passed 91-8 with Committee Substitute
2011-02-09		posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 10, 2011
2011-02-08		reported favorably, to Rules
2011-02-04		posted in committee
2011-02-04		recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2011-02-04		2nd reading, to Rules
2011-02-03		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
2011-02-01		posted in committee
2011-02-01		posting waived
2011-02-01		to Education (H)
2011-01-07		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB225.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB225/bill.doc