SR 169: Honor R. Henry Spalding as the longest serving constitutional officer in the history of the Commonwealth, serving more than 23 years as Railroad Commisioner from October 1977 to December 2000.
Adopted by voice vote
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HB 481: AN ACT relating to tuition benefits and making an appropriation therefor. Amend KRS 164.2841, relating to tuition benefits of survivors of law enforcement officers, firefighters, or volunteer firefighters who died, to stipulate that the child of the deceased is eligible for tuition if the child is over the age of 17 and under the age of 26, and that the child is eligible to receive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; set out the same benefit structure for children eligible for tuition under KRS 61.621; amend KRS 164.2842, relating to tuition benefits of family members of law enforcement officers, firefighters, or volunteer firefighters who were permanently and totally disabled, to stipulate that the child of the totally and permanently disabled worker is eligible for tuition if the child is over the age of 17 and under the age of 26, and that the child is eligible to receive up to 128 credit hours of undergraduate instruction; set out the same benefit structure for children eligible for tuition under KRS 61.621.
Received in Senate
HR 182: Honor the Democratic Woman's Club of Kentucky on the occasion of its 90th anniversary.
Adopted by voice vote
HB 145: AN ACT relating to drug education. Amend KRS 156.160 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to require physical and health education instruction in prescription opioid abuse prevention and the connection between abuse and addiction to other drugs; require the Office of Drug Control Policy to develop recommendations for the instruction in prescription opioid abuse prevention to be published on the Web site of the Department of Education.
2nd reading, to Rules
HB 307: AN ACT relating to implementation of screening and interventions to improve student learning. Amend KRS 158.305 to revise the definition of "dyslexia"; define "qualified screening tool"; require each school district to develop a policy related to its response-to-intervention system; require teacher preparation programs to include dyslexia and response-to-intervention components; require professional development for teachers on dyslexia and response-to-intervention components; require the Department of Education to establish a list of qualified screening tools; require school districts to administer a qualified screening tool to students at least once per year; describe the action to be taken by schools when a student shows characteristics of dyslexia; require the Department of Education to develop dyslexia resources for teachers.
2nd reading, to Rules
HR 184: Celebrate the KHSAA Sweet Sixteen on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Adopted by voice vote
SR 162: Adjourn in honor and loving memory of Samuel "S.T" Tilden Wright Jr.
Adopted by voice vote
HCR 178: Adjourn the General Assembly until March 29, 2017.
Adopted by voice vote
HB 315: AN ACT relating to gang violence prevention and declaring an emergency. Create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to define "criminal gang" and " pattern of criminal gang activity"; enumerate what constitutes criminal gang recruitment in the first, second, and third degree; amend KRS 506.120 to define "criminal gang syndicate" and associated penalties for defendants convicted of certain offenses committed while acting as a criminal gang syndicate; amend KRS 506.150 to revise evidence that is corroborative of the existence of a gang or gang membership; create new sections of KRS Chapter 506 to require that anyone who is found to be a member of a criminal gang at the time of commission of a felony, and who is and subsequently convicted of a felony that put the public at risk, will be sentenced one class higher than the penalty provision pertaining to the felony offense he or she was convicted for; establish a cause of action for persons harmed by a criminal gang or criminal gang member; establish that any profits or proceeds forfeited or seized from a criminal gang are subject to forfeiture under KRS 218A.420; amend KRS 218A.420 to conform; provide that this Act will be known as the Gang Violence Prevention Act; encourage state and local law enforcement agencies to create a statewide gang violence prevention database; repeal KRS 506.140, relating to criminal gang recruitment; EMERGENCY.
Reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute
HR 161: Celebrate the success of Red Bird Mission.
Adopted by voice vote
HR 172: Honor Map Dot, Kentucky.
Adopted by voice vote
HB 95: AN ACT relating to criminal history record checks. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 26A to allow state court judges who adhere to the requirements of the Criminal Justice Information Services to access the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
Returned to Judiciary (S)
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