Kentucky House Bill 63 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-05 - to Education (H)
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to describe the intent of the General Assembly and the purposes of authorizing public school academies; define terms; outline the requirements and limitations on the establishment of public school academies including which agencies may sponsor an academy; describe a sponsor's roles and responsibilities; describe exemptions from law and required compliance areas for public school academies; describe the application, approval, and renewal processes; describe application process for existing schools to convert to public school academies; create new sections of KRS Chapter 156 to list the Kentucky Department of Education's and the Kentucky Board of Education's roles and responsibilities relating to public school academies; require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a Kentucky Public School Academy Commission for reviewing and approving public school academy applications; identify the academy commission membership, members' terms of office, and payment for members' services; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to direct how state, local, and federal funds shall be used to support public school academies; amend KRS 157.370 to allow a public school academy to receive transportation funds; create a new section of KRS 160 to provide that professional negotiated contracts cannot override provisions for public school academies; amend KRS 156.704, 156.255, 156.265, and 156.480 to conform.

AN ACT relating to public school academies.

Rep. Scott Brinkman [R]	Rep. Jim DeCesare [R]	Rep. William Farmer [R]	Rep. Mike Harmon [R]
Rep. Stan Lee [R]	Rep. Brad Montell [R]	Rep. Tim Moore [R]	Rep. David Osborne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-05		to Education (H)
2010-01-05		introduced in House
2010-11-04		To: Interim Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB63.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB63/bill.doc