AN ACT relating to public school transportation.
Summary
Amend KRS 158.110 to require local school boards to adopt a transportation services policy; amend KRS 158.148, relating to school district discipline guidelines, to require the Kentucky Department of Education to create a model transportation services policy; detail required provision of local board transportation services policies; create process for operators of transportation to report, be heard during proceedings, and receive a response regarding misconduct by students aboard transportation and also by parents or guardians; permit revocation of transportation privileges based on failure to acknowledge transportation services policy; amend KRS 158.445 to require inclusion of the transportation services policy in district safety plans.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed Mar 22, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 22, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch.9)
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0-1
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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