Sen. John Schickel

Create a new section of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 to require that any individual who administers an unapproved drug that has been approved for emergency use by the commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration provides information; prohibit any person from being required to have an unapproved drug administered; EMERGENCY.

Amend KRS 186.162 to require the Transportation Cabinet to produce motorcycle versions of all military-related special license plates identified in KRS 186.162; subject applicants for these plates to the same fees as those for motor vehicles; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2024.

Honor Helen Cottongim for 50 years of service to the Boone County School District.

Amend KRS 83A.045, 118.165, and 118A.060 to change the filing deadline for certain candidates for election from the first Friday following the first Monday in January to the last Tuesday in January; amend various sections of KRS to conform.

Honor the extraordinary service of Senator Ralph Alvarado to the Commonwealth of Kentucky upon his retirement from the General Assembly.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to redesignate the Irene Patrick Memorial Highway, Kentucky Route 20, in Boone County, as the Charles and Irene Patrick Memorial Highway, and to erect appropriate signage.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to delineate acceptable terms under which publishers of electronic literary products offering those products to the public shall offer those products to libraries; establish a penalty for noncompliance.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 173 relating to public library districts to require the terms of library board members to expire as of January 1, 2023; establish requirements for new members; amend KRS 173.480, relating to public library districts' initial board appointments, to allow a county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court to appoint the first members of the newly created library board; amend KRS 173.490, relating to public library districts, to allow a county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court to appoint members or fill vacancies of the library board; amend KRS 173.520 to provide libraries the authority to lease and build to lease buildings for use by educational institutions; require unanimous vote of the board and fiscal court approval for leasing or constructing buildings for use by educational institutions and expenditures of capital projects over $500,000; define appropriate buildings for use by educational institutions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 173 relating to library districts formed by petition to require the terms of library board members to expire as of January 1, 2023, and establish requirements for new members; amend KRS 173.725, relating to petition-created library districts' initial board appointments, to allow a county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court to appoint the first members of the newly created library board; amend KRS 173.730, relating to library districts created by petition, to allow a county judge/executive with the approval of the fiscal court to appoint members or fill vacancies of the library board; amend KRS 173.745 to provide libraries the authority to lease buildings for use by educational institutions; require unanimous vote of the board and fiscal court approval for leasing buildings for use by educational institutions and expenditures of capital projects over $500,000; define appropriate buildings for use by educational institutions; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2023.

Confirm the appointment of Kara Williams to the Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents for a term expiring June 30, 2027.

Amend KRS 160.345 to require that the superintendent instead of the council determines curriculum after consulting with the principal and school council and after a stakeholder response period; require allocations to schools by local boards be determined by the principal after consultation with the council instead of being determined by the council; alter principal hiring process requiring principal to be selected by the superintendent after consultation with school council; require council members to sign a nondisclosure agreement prior to consultation; allow for a complaint process and removal of a council member for violation of the nondisclosure agreement; amend KRS 158.6453 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to provide guidelines for effective writing programs to all districts instead of all schools; remove the requirement for schools to submit policies determining the writing program to KDE.