Kentucky Senate Bill 156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on March 22 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-03-22 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Amend KRS 164.0207 to establish a statewide reading research center; direct the center and the Kentucky Department of Education to establish annual goals and performance objectives; require KDE to make annual programming and funding recommendations for the center; require KDE to select the center through a competitive proposal process by July 1, 2024, for a five-year contract; amend KRS 151B.406, 151B.409, 154A.130, 156.553, 158.305, 158.792, 158.840, and 164.035 to conform; make Sections 1 through 9 of the Act take effect July 1, 2024.

AN ACT relating to a statewide reading research center.

Sen. Steve West [R]

Sen. Lindsey Tichenor [R]

2023-03-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 248 (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-08 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 RSN# 2570 (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-22	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 55)
2023-03-15	Senate	delivered to Governor
2023-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2023-03-15	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2023-03-15	Senate	received in Senate
2023-03-15	House	3rd reading, passed 100-0
2023-03-14	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
2023-03-14	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-13	House	recommitted to Education (H)
2023-03-13	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2023-03-10	House	to Education (H)
2023-03-08	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2023-03-08	House	received in House
2023-03-08	Senate	3rd reading, passed 35 -0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-03-07	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 08, 2023
2023-03-03	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2023-03-02	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2023-02-21	Senate	to Education (S)
2023-02-16	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2023-02-16	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb156.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb156/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/sb156/bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0055.pdf
Amendment	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/SB156/SCS1.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/sb156/vote_history.pdf