Sen. Matt Deneen

Amend KRS 164.7874 to include an equivalent score on the Classic Learning Test as a KEES supplemental amount; define "eligible noncertified school graduate"; amend definitions of "KEES award," "KEES award maximum," and " KEES base amount" for an eligible noncertified school graduate; amend KRS 164.7879 to establish an equivalent grade point average for eligible noncertified school graduates based on the graduate's ACT score; amend KRS 164.7884 to conform.

Amend KRS 164.295 to permit Murray State University to offer doctor's degrees required for professional practice and licensure in veterinary medicine.

Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Efficient and Effective School District Governance Task Force; outline task force duties; require the task force to submit any recommendations and changes the task force may adopt by December 1, 2024; establish membership; require the task force to meet at least twice per month; require the Legislative Research Commission to provide needed staff and to determine meeting locations; authorize the commission to enter into contracts for consultants to assist the task force in its duties.

Amend KRS 150.280 to define terms; exempt permit holders from administrative regulations regarding exhibition and display restrictions and release requirements with regard to ambassador animals; exempt volunteers from non-permit-holder restrictions with regard to wildlife rehabilitation; establish wildlife rehabilitation release requirements and exemptions.

Repeal and reenact KRS 157.069 to define terms; require the Office of Career and Technical Education within the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to identify career and technical education programs or pathways as high cost or general cost; provide for a funding calculation from general fund appropriations for career and technical education based 60% upon weighted full-time equivalents enrollment and 40% upon specified incentives; provide for state-operated area technology center operating costs to be funded by the general fund appropriation to KDE; allow funds to be used for career and technical education programming for students in grades 5-8; disburse 75% of administrative operating funds previously designated to state-operated facility administrative costs that were converted to locally operated facilities to the locally operated facility and 25% to the career and technical education innovation and support fund for innovation and support of career and technical programs; create the career and technical education support fund; require the Office of Career and Technical Education to provide oversight of fund usage by recipients; require promulgation of necessary administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Call upon Governor Andy Beshear to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott in securing the Texas border.

Honor the 20th Black History Celebration and recognize that Black history is American history.

Amend KRS 56.580 to prohibit closing portions of Capital Avenue in Frankfort; provide exceptions for emergency personnel.

Amend KRS 508.060 to provide an enhanced penalty for discharging a firearm in the commission of an offense constituting wanton endangerment in the first degree; amend KRS 439.3401 to add a Class C felony violation of KRS 508.060 to the definition of violent offender; require a violent offender who has been convicted of a Class C felony violation of KRS 508.060 to serve at least 85 percent of his or her sentence.

Honor Dr. Kiro John Yun for being named President of the Federation of Midwest Korean American Associations.