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in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 429: AN ACT relating construction performance bonding. Amend KRS 198B.040 to require the establishment of a performance bond program for contractors and subcontractors; determine who is subject to the requirement; require that performance bonds be posted for all contracts $5,000 or greater; authorize the Board Housing, Buildings and Construction to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to implement a performance bond program.

To Licensing, Occupations, & Admin Regs (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 468: AN ACT relating to charitable gaming. Amend KRS 238.535 to allow a 501(c)(3) charitable organization only conducting raffles and charitable fundraising events to be exempt from provisions of the chapter, and to exempt chapters of a 501(c)(3) from the qualifications of the section if the parent organization does; amend KRS 238.545 to allow winning tickets to be returned to the pool of tickets for a chance at additional prizes if the procedure is stated in the published rules, to allow multiple drawing dates if announced in advance or printed on the ticket, prohibit department from promulgating or enforcing administrative regulations more restrictive that this section; amend KRS 238.550 to remove two day requirement for the deposit of receipts and allow deposits to be made by chairpersons, officers, employees, or those designated by officers.

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 460: AN ACT related to student attendance. Amend KRS 620.070 to declare a petition of dependency, neglect, or abuse filed by a school district or school personnel based solely on a child's attendance to be an act to enforce compulsory attendance laws; require a school district or school personnel to comply with those laws before filing a petition; amend KRS 159.140 to require a director of pupil personnel to document home conditions of a student and intervention strategies when filing a dependency, neglect, or abuse petition; amend KRS 159.180 to require a school give notice to a parent before filing a dependency, neglect, or abuse petition based solely on a child's attendance or truancy.

To Health and Family Services (H)
in committee · Kentucky · House Feb 21, 2017

HB 477: AN ACT relating to special education. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 157 to establish the Students with Special Needs Scholarship Program; define terminology regarding participation; describe the process for the Kentucky Department of Education to receive student applications and to allocate scholarship funding; require a resident school district to provide annual notice of the program to parents, transfer school records, provide transportation, and permit a student to participate in the state assessment if requested; describe the requirements of a participating school application; describe parent, student, and local district responsibilities; clarify the requirements for a proportionate share of federal funds for parentally placed students with disabilities; amend KRS 157.196, 159.030, and 605.115 to conform with the definition of "individualized education program" in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; direct the Office of Education Accountability to monitor and report on implementation of the program; name portions of the act the "Special Needs Alternative Education and Welfare Act of 2017."

To Education (H)
in committee · Kentucky · Senate Feb 21, 2017

SB 251: AN ACT proposing to amend Sections 32, 95, 145, and 148 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to elections. Propose to amend Sections 32, 95, 145, and 148 of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish term limits for members of the General Assembly to not more than 12 years; to extend the term of office by one year for statewide constitutionally elected officers elected in 2019 and to require that those statewide constitutionally elected officers, beginning in 2024, be elected in even-numbered years; to automatically restore civil rights to convicted felons after they have served their sentence, completed parole or probation and paid restitution; to require polling places to be open for voters on the Saturday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and to require that polling places be open until eight o'clock p.m. on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November; provide a transitional calendar; submit to the voters for approval or disapproval.

To State & Local Government (S)
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