AN ACT relating to student health and safety.
Summary
Amend KRS 158.162 to define "critical incident," require investigations in emergency plans for critical incidents, and state the goals of the investigations; amend KRS 158.4410 to task the state school security marshal with investigating serious physical injury or death incidents that occur on school property, at school-sanctioned events, or during interscholastic athletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to outline the parameters of the investigation, require referral of potential criminal charges, and require necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 72.025 to require the coroner conduct an autopsy in deaths occuring on public or nonpublic school property or during a school-sanctioned event.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jennifer Decker
RRepublican
P
Kim Moser
RRepublican
P
Shane Baker
RRepublican
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