Kentucky House Bill 195 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 21 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-03-21 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 63)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

Amend KRS 164.0064 to allow the Kentucky Adult Education Program to establish programs aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, which upon successful completion will result in the issuance of a High School Equivalency Diploma; require at least one program to include a test aligned with the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, to serve as a qualifying test, which upon passing will entitle students to receive a High School Equivalency Diploma; delete external diploma program; grandfather in previously recognized high school equivalency diplomas; forbid invalidation of issued High School Equivalency Diplomas due to changes in test selection; amend KRS 164.0062, 15.382, 15.3971, 15.540, 18A.201, 18A.204, 61.906, 95.951, 141.0205, 151B.131, 158.145, 158.146, 158.6455, 158.842, 159.010, 160.180, 161.011, 161.044, 164.0232, 164.0234, 164.7874, 164.7879, 194A.717, 197.045, 198B.712, 205.704, 237.120, 316.030, 317.450, 317A.050, 317B.025, 326.040, 342.730, 342.732, and 533.200 to conform.

AN ACT relating to adult education.

Rep. James Tipton [R]	Rep. Mark Hart [R]	Rep. Charles Miller [D]	Rep. Tim Moore [R]
Rep. Wilson Stone [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-21	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 63)
2017-03-14	House	delivered to Governor
2017-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2017-03-14	House	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2017-03-14	House	received in House
2017-03-08	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-0
2017-03-06	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 8, 2017
2017-03-03	Senate	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-03-02	Senate	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
2017-02-21	Senate	to Education (S)
2017-02-17	Senate	received in Senate
2017-02-16	House	3rd reading, passed 96-0
2017-02-15	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 16, 2017
2017-02-15	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2017-02-14	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
2017-02-13	House	posted in committee
2017-02-09	House	to Education (H)
2017-02-07	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB195.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/17RS/HB195/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/17RS/HB195/vote_history.pdf