Kentucky Senate Bill 69 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-06 - recommitted to Education (S)
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Amend KRS 161.770 to specify that a board of education must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, and any other applicable federal law in placing a teacher or superintendent on leave due to a physical or mental disability; prohibit a board from requesting unnecessary medical information or disclosing any medical information; amend KRS 161.790 to clarify the causes for which a contract of a teacher may be terminated; require an attorney to serve as hearing officer and chairman of the tribunal; remove the lay person from the tribunal; establish selection and training requirements for hearing officers; establish a prehearing conference for motions and mediation; establish tribunal's decision as a recommended order and allow parties to file exceptions to recommended order; allow hearing officer to respond to exceptions by entering original recommended order or an amended order as a final order; limit decisions to upholding or overturning the decision of the superintendent.

AN ACT relating to educators.

Sen. Steve West [R]	Sen. David Givens [R]	Sen. Ralph Alvarado [R]	Sen. Danny Carroll [R]
Sen. George Wise [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-06	Senate	recommitted to Education (S)
2018-03-06	Senate	taken from Rules (S)
2018-02-22	Senate	floor amendment (1) filed
2018-02-02	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2018-02-01	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2018-01-08	Senate	to Education (S)
2018-01-05	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/18RS/SB69.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB69/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/18RS/SB69/SFA1.pdf