Boards And Commissions
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to historical instruction. [HB-233]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Children and Youth ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require African history instruction in certain middle and high school world history and civilization courses; require Native American history instruction in certain middle and high school United States history courses; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for the required historical instructions; require superintendents to adopt curricula for required instruction; require the Department of Education to collaborate with the Kentucky
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Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/10/2024
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AN ACT relating to higher education finance and declaring an emergency. [HB-221]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
Amend KRS 164.746 to modify the membership of the governing board of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; amend KRS 164A.050 to modify the membership of the governing board of the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation; amend KRS 164A.055 to authorize the Asset Resolution Corporation to engage in student loan activities; remove references to administration by the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby McCool
Recommitted To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/07/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to postsecondary employment. [HB-228]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Amend various sections of KRS Chapter 164 to require the boards of each state university and the Kentucky Technical and Community College System to approve a performance and productivity evaluation process for all faculty members by January 1, 2025; require faculty evaluations be completed at least once every four years; permit removal of faculty for failure to meet performance and productivity requirements, regardless of status; permit a board to delegate appointment and removal of faculty to the college or university president; require that each
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
To Education (h) on 01/17/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public postsecondary education institutions. [HB-231]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Amend KRS 164.020 to prohibit the Council on Postsecondary Education from raising tuition for a postsecondary education institution more than 5% a year for resident students and 7% a year for nonresident students; provide a four-year tuition freeze for an enrolled resident student; require an institution to notify a student before expiration of a tuition freeze; require any increase in tuition or fees to be approved before March 1; amend KRS 164.131 to add two additional full-time student members to the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Introduced In House on 01/10/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to education. [HB-225]
[Education ]
Amend KRS 158.645 to change the required learning capacities of Kentucky public school students; amend KRS 158.6451 to provide that schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement and shall develop students' ability to think critically and independently; amend KRS 156.010 to include career and technical education; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the reporting requirement relating to physical activity of students; amend KRS 157.065 to remove the reporting requirement relating to participation in breakfast programs; amend KRS 424.250 to reflect
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Lewis
Taken From The Orders Of The Day on 03/27/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Bifurcating the ethics commission [HB-4418]
[Ethics ]
The purpose of this bill is to bifurcate the Ethics Commission, establishing a Legislative Ethics Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports [HB-4185]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase certain fees collected by county sheriffs and add these increased amounts to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund to provide modest increases in benefits for retired deputies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jonathan Pinson
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
State may not participate in or join the national school board association [HB-4345]
[Education ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit West Virginia from joining or participating in the National School Boards Association ("NSBA").
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations [SB-171]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit county commissions from adopting any ordinance, rule, license requirement, or other authorization that exceeds state law, rule, or regulation regarding agricultural operations. The bill revokes any ordinance, rule, or regulation previously adopted by county commissions regarding agricultural operations. The bill prohibits county commissions from adopting any ordinance, rule, regulation, or other authorization that applies to use of federal or state pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides. The bill prohibits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Trump
Chapter 63, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 on 04/23/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Prohibit businesses from having licenses revoked for not requiring masks [HB-4567]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that businesses have their respective business licenses/registrations protected from revocation by the State of West Virginia for noncompliance with any mandatory mask order.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pritt
Do Pass, But First To Judiciary on 01/26/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating to the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board [HB-4279]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the time limitations provided for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims in this section does not apply to or otherwise limit the ability of a claimant to obtain an evaluation from the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Dean
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Relating generally to the distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments [HB-4443]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the requirements for allocation and distribution of Fire Protection Fund moneys.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Statler
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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West Virginia 2024 Regular Session
To protect homeowners from unscrupulous contractors [HB-4377]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to require a written contract between a licensed contractor and owner or lessee of residential property and information to be contained in the written contract.
Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Mallow
Filed For Introduction on 01/10/2024
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Modify provisions pertaining to the appointment of vacant positions on a board or commission. [SB-76]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Modify provisions pertaining to the appointment of vacant positions on a board or commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ernie Otten
Signed By The Governor On March 05, 2024 S.j. 482 on 03/05/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the mental health of first responders. [HB-212]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Amend KRS 95A.292 to allow rescue squad members to participate in the Alan "Chip" Terry Professional Development and Wellness Program; and create a new section of KRS Chapter 39F to direct the Division of Emergency Management and the Kentucky Fire Commission to enter into an agreement to ensure that rescue squad members have access to the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Received In Senate on 02/28/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education. [SB-8]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including a partisan primary and partisan regular election; amend KRS 156.040 to add a requirement that members of the Kentucky Board of Education shall not have served on a local school board for at least four years preceding the year of their election; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the
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Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Education (h) on 03/08/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. [HB-5]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 532 to define "violent felony" and enhance sentencing for a person convicted of a third violent felony; prohibit probation, parole, or other form of release for a person who commits a crime using a weapon that is stolen, defaced, loaded with restricted ammunition, or otherwise violates state law; amend KRS 610.070 to require a parent, legal guardian, or custodian to be present at court proceedings involving a child in the juvenile justice system; create a new section of KRS Chapter 610 to establish penalty; amend
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Sponsored by: Rep. Danny Bentley
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 174) on 04/12/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education. [SB-98]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 156.029 to change the public high school nonvoting student member to a voting member of the Kentucky Board of Education; add an at-large member to the board; require at least two of the members to have a child enrolled in public school; amend KRS 156.040 to exclude the student member from the age and college degree requirements.
Sponsored by: Sen. Reginald Thomas
To Education (s) on 01/11/2024
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Establish qualifications for members of the Board of Education Standards. [HB-1072]
[Education ]
Establish qualifications for members of the Board of Education Standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Oren Lesmeister
Scheduled For Hearing on 01/17/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to veterans. [SB-94]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
Amend KRS 154.12-330 to give preference to veterans in the issuance of small business loans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 151B to require monthly veteran workforce reports; create new sections of Subchapter 12 of KRS Chapter 154 to require annual job training reports by the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; require a report on occupational licenses by the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs; create a new section of KRS Chapter 311 to require the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure to review licensing practices for nurses and physicians
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Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection (s) on 01/10/2024