AN ACT relating to classified school staff and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 161.011 to allow for the hiring of classified personnel without a high school diploma or equivalent if the district provides the employee the opportunity to obtain a high school equivalency diploma at no cost to the employee; allow licenses or credentials issued by a government entity to substitute.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 3, 2023
Signed Mar 22, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 17, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Mar 22, 2023
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 68)
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1), and committee amendment (1-title)
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Jan 3, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 3, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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