HB 275 KY

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Passed Legislature

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any allegations or investigations in the previous 12 months and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic and public school districts to disclose any allegations or investigations related to abusive conduct of applicants; revise indemnification language to grant immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board and require the schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days instead of 10 days; require all public school personnel to submit to a state criminal background check every five years; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct for employees to undergo every five years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform.

• J. Tipton Republican · primary
• J. Bauman Republican · primary
• D. Bentley · primary
• K. Bratcher · primary
• E. Callaway Republican · primary
• J. Hodgson Republican · primary
• S. Witten Republican · primary

1. Jan 16, 2024 introduced in House · lower
2. Jan 16, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Jan 18, 2024 to Education (H) · lower
4. Jan 23, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Jan 23, 2024 floor amendment (1-title) filed · lower
6. Jan 24, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
7. Feb 6, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 07, 2024 · lower
8. Feb 8, 2024 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1-title) · lower
9. Feb 9, 2024 received in Senate · upper
10. Feb 9, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
11. Mar 1, 2024 to Education (S) · upper
12. Mar 21, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
13. Mar 22, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
14. Mar 25, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024 · lower
15. Mar 26, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute · lower
16. Mar 26, 2024 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day · lower
17. Mar 27, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) withdrawn · lower
18. Mar 27, 2024 3rd reading · lower
19. Mar 27, 2024 passed 35-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower
20. Mar 27, 2024 received in House · lower
21. Mar 27, 2024 to Rules (H) · lower
22. Mar 28, 2024 posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Current/Final · PDF
• Introduced · PDF