Kentucky House Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-22 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 161.155 to require school districts to provide a teacher or employee leave with no loss of income or benefits for 60 school days following an assault against the teacher or employee that results in a physical injury; define the terms of the leave; require the school district to pay for mental health services of the teacher or employee's choosing during the leave period; amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to adopt a policy requiring expulsion when a student physically assaults or batters school personnel; provide that the policy may permit case-by-case exceptions with the consent of the victim; permit the safety of school personnel to be a factor in issuing suspensions and expulsions of primary school students; amend KRS 158.154 to remove the requirement that a physical injury be serious to require a principal to report an assault to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.155 to require mandatory reporters to report assault, batteries, and abuse of school personnel and students on school property.

AN ACT relating to school personnel.

Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]

Rep. George Brown [D]

Rep. Daniel Grossberg [D]

Rep. Billy Wesley [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-22	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-02-22	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb529.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb529/orig_bill.pdf