Universities And Colleges
Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employer contribution rates for Kentucky Employees Retirement System for fiscal year 2019-2020 and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-307]
Set the employer contribution rate for fiscal year 2019-2020 for pension and health insurance for nonhazardous duty employees participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System who are employed by Mental Health/Mental Retardation Boards, Local and District Health Departments, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child advocacy centers, state-supported universities and community colleges, and any other agency eligible to voluntarily cease participating in the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.
Sponsored by: Rep. Derrick Graham
To State Government (h) on 02/12/2019
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AN ACT relating to early literacy and numeracy education. [HB-272]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and maintain lists of approved universal screeners and diagnostic assessments for reading and mathematics; require each local school board or public charter school board to adopt at least one approved universal screener and one approved diagnostic assessment; require teachers to be trained on any universal screener or diagnostic assessment adopted by a board; provide that beginning with the 2020-2021 school year an approved diagnostic assessment shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Melinda Prunty
To Education (s) on 03/04/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to freedom of speech at public postsecondary education institutions. [HB-254]
Amend KRS 164.348 to require public postsecondary institutions to adopt policies ensuring the protection of freedom of speech and expression by students and faculty; require policies to be made available to students and faculty; create a cause of action for a violation of any policy required by the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Signed By Governor (ky Acts Ch.169) on 03/26/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the public postsecondary education institutions. [HB-207]
Amend KRS 164A.550 to define "branch budget bill," "capital project," and "general fund"; amend KRS 164A.575 to permit the governing board of a public postsecondary education institution to authorize a capital project even though it is not specifically listed in a budget branch bill if the project is funded solely by non-general fund appropriations, including agency cash or restricted funds, federal funds, private funds, or agency bonds in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 per project and per year if certain requirements are met; create a new section
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Duplessis
To Education (h) on 02/06/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to public protection. [HB-194]
Amend KRS 237.115 to allow persons with valid concealed deadly weapons licenses or temporary permits to carry concealed weapons on public postsecondary property and remove criminal penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Moore
Posted In Committee on 02/07/2019
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Kentucky 2019 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, making and appropriation therefore, and declaring an emergency. [HB-163]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Community and Technical College endowment match fund; transfer $3 million annually to the fund from general fund; authorize promulgation of administrative regulations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Myron Dossett
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 02/05/2019
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to intercollegiate athletics. [HB-633]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to limit a postsecondary educational institution or an organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from preventing a student athlete from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness; forbid compensation of a prospective student athlete; establish conditions for a student athlete to engage professional representation; establish that scholarships are not compensation for the purposes of the section; establish conditions to student athletes earning compensation;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Branham Clark
To Education (h) on 03/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to intercollegiate athletics. [SB-238]
Create a section of KRS Chapter 164 to limit a postsecondary educational institution or an organization with authority over intercollegiate athletics from preventing a student athlete from earning compensation as a result of the use of the student's name, image, or likeness; forbid compensation of a prospective student athlete; establish conditions for a student athlete to engage professional representation; establish that scholarships are not compensation for the purposes of the section; establish conditions to student athletes earning compensation;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Morgan McGarvey
To Education (s) on 03/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the disposition of postsecondary institution property. [HB-542]
Amend KRS 164A.575 to permit a postsecondary governing board to sell or dispose property subject to the review and approval of the CPE, Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee, and Secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet; require the proceeds to be designated to the funding sources used for the acquisition of the property sold.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Tate
To Appropriations & Revenue (h) on 03/02/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to concealed deadly weapons. [HB-529]
Repeal KRS 237.115 interpreting the application of the concealed carry deadly weapon licensing statute to postsecondary facilities and also permitting state and local governments to pass legislation limiting concealed carry in buildings controlled by that government; amend various sections to conform.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Hart
Posted In Committee on 03/03/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to early literacy education. [SB-214]
Amend KRS 158.791 to set forth the intent of the General Assembly with regard to reading instruction, supports, and interventions; define the Department of Education's role in assisting local school districts with regard to reading instruction, supports, and interventions; require the department to collaborate with designated agencies on reading programing, materials, and activities; amend KRS 158.305 to replace references to "response to intervention" systems with "multi-tiered system of supports"; require school districts to submit evidence of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve West
To Education (s) on 02/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to early literacy education. [HB-488]
Amend KRS 158.791 to set forth the intent of the General Assembly with regard to reading instruction, supports, and interventions; define the Department of Education's role in assisting local school districts with regard to reading instruction, supports, and interventions; require the department to collaborate with designated agencies on reading programing, materials, and activities; amend KRS 158.305 to replace references to "response to intervention" systems with "multi-tiered system of supports"; require school districts to submit evidence of
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
To Education (h) on 02/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to the creation of the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-463]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to establish the Kentucky Center for Cannabis Research at the University of Kentucky; define the role, mission, and responsibilities of the center; establish the university's duties related to the center; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
2nd Reading, To Rules on 03/04/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to athletics. [HB-459]
Amend KRS 156.070 to require the Kentucky Board of Education or agency designated by the board of education to manage interscholastic athletics to promulgate administrative regulations or bylaws requiring schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to designate all athletic teams, activities, and sports based upon the biological sex of the students eligible to participate; prohibiting male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as girls; and defining the methods of establishing a students' biological
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
To Education (h) on 02/21/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to student discipline at public postsecondary education institutions. [HB-455]
Amend KRS 164.370 to require each governing board of a public postsecondary education institution to adopt a student code of conduct that includes disciplinary procedures; set minimum requirements for the disciplinary procedures; require the institution to provide additional rights to students eligible to receive certain punishments; require a governing board to permit a student whose residence is in campus housing to appeal to the governing board; require a governing board to permit a student organization whose affiliation with the institution
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
To Education (h) on 02/21/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to dual credit scholarships. [HB-393]
Amend KRS 164.786 to increase the dual credit tuition rate ceiling amount; add two career and technical education courses per year to the Dual Credit Scholarship; amend KRS 164.787 to delete the dual credit provisions from the Work Ready Scholarship.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Tipton
Received In Senate on 03/19/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to Eastern Kentucky University's model and practice school. [HB-366]
Amend KRS 164.380 to establish guidelines for the operation and management of the model and practice schools operated by Eastern Kentucky University; require the board of regents to adopt policies for the operation of the model and practice school; ensure model and practice schools and students eligible for state programs; establish a model and practice school advisory council; provide that for the purposes of determining equalization and local effort the model and practice school students shall be included in the residing district's average daily
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Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Moser
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 66) on 03/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to appropriations measures providing funding and establishing conditions for the operations, maintenance, support, and functioning of the government of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and its various officers, cabinets, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, subdivisions, agencies, and other state-supported activities. [HB-352]
The State/Executive Branch Budget: Detail Part I, Operating Budget; appropriate to General Government: 2019-2020: $21,535,000, 2020-2021: $1,793,871,500, 2021-2022: $1,813,688,900; appropriate to the Economic Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $33,195,900, 2021-2022: $36,055,300; appropriate to the Department of Education: 2020-2021: $5,183,508,800, 2021-2022: $5,228,565,200; appropriate to the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet: 2020-2021: $615,595,100, 2021-2022: $617,246,200; appropriate to the Energy and Environment Cabinet: 2019-2020:
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Sponsored by: Rep. William Reed
Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 92) on 04/15/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to athletics. [SB-114]
Amend KRS 156.070 to require the board of education or agency designated by the board of education to manage interscholastic athletics to promulgate administrative regulations or bylaws requiring schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to designate all athletic teams, activities, and sports based upon the biological sex of the students eligible to participate; prohibiting male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as girls'; restricting access to athletic facilities designated for the use
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Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
To Education (s) on 01/27/2020
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Kentucky 2020 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to awarding of credit under articulation agreements. [SB-101]
Amend KRS 164.2951 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education to facilitate the implementation of a standardized articulation agreement for each approved high school career pathway to be honored at any public college or university.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 57) on 03/27/2020