KY HB288 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-29 - recommitted to Education (S)
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 161 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any allegations or investigations in the previous 12 months and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic and public school districts to disclose any allegations or investigations related to abusive conduct of applicants; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board and require the schools and EPSB to provide the records; require all public school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to have a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a nonpublic certified school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct for employees to undergo every five years; amend KRS 161.151 to conform.

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Title

AN ACT relating to teacher misconduct.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2023-03-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 106 (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2023-03-29Senaterecommitted to Education (S)
2023-03-16Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2023-03-15Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2023-03-14Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2023-03-13Senatefloor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-13Senatepassed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
2023-03-10Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 13, 2023
2023-03-10Senatefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2023-03-10Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-09Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-07Senateto Education (S)
2023-03-03Senateto Committee on Committees (S)
2023-03-03Senatereceived in Senate
2023-03-02House3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-01Houseposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 02, 2023
2023-03-01House2nd reading, to Rules
2023-02-28Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-02-23Houseto Education (H)
2023-02-14Houseto Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-14Houseintroduced in House

Subjects


Kentucky State Sources


Bill Comments

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