SB 138 KY

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Amend KRS 158.183 to require a public school shall provide instruction that is consistent with designated concepts related to race, sex, and religion; provide that nothing in the bill shall be construed to restrict impartial historical instruction; amend KRS 158.195 to require designated core American documents to be embedded across middle and high school curricula; require the Kentucky Board of Education to incorporate the designated core American documents and speech into the grade-level appropriate social studies academic standards by July 1, 2023; provide that this revision of the social studies academic standards shall not delay or otherwise impact the existing schedule for reviewing and amending academic standards as set forth in KRS 158.6453(2); amend KRS 161.164 to prohibit an employee of a local school district or public charter school from being compelled to discuss current events or controversial topics; provide that an employee that chooses to discuss current events or controversial topics shall explore such topics from diverse and contending perspectives without giving deference to a specific perspective; provide that a public school employee cannot require a student to participate in designated political or policy advocacy; provide that a public school employee shall not be required to engage in training, orientation, or therapy that presents any form of race or sex stereotyping or blame on the basis of race or sex; provide that the Act be cited as Teaching American Principles Act.

• M. Wise Republican · primary
• R. Mills Republican · primary
• D. Carroll Republican · primary
• D. Thayer · primary

1. Feb 3, 2022 introduced in Senate · upper
2. Feb 3, 2022 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
3. Feb 7, 2022 to Education (S) · upper
4. Feb 17, 2022 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
5. Feb 18, 2022 2nd reading, to Rules · upper
6. Feb 22, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 24, 2022 · upper
7. Feb 24, 2022 3rd reading, passed 28-8 with Committee Substitute (1) · upper
8. Feb 25, 2022 received in House · lower
9. Feb 25, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
10. Mar 11, 2022 to Education (H) · lower
11. Mar 18, 2022 taken from Education (H) · lower
12. Mar 18, 2022 1st reading · upper
13. Mar 18, 2022 returned to Education (H) · lower
14. Mar 21, 2022 taken from Education (H) · lower
15. Mar 21, 2022 2nd reading · upper
16. Mar 21, 2022 returned to Education (H) · lower
17. Mar 21, 2022 floor amendments (1), (2-title) and (3) filed · upper
18. Mar 22, 2022 reported favorably, to Rules · upper
19. Mar 23, 2022 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 24, 2022 · upper
20. Mar 25, 2022 floor amendments (4), (5) and (6-title) filed · upper

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