Kentucky House Bill 69 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 11 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-11 - signed by Governor (Acts ch. 45)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define "aphasia," "dyscalculia," dyslexia," "phonemic awareness," and "scientifically based research"; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations for district-wide reporting on the use of K-3 response-to-intervention implementation in reading by August 1, 2013, in mathematics by August 1, 2014, and behavior by August 1, 2015; require the Department of Education to make available technical assistance, training, and a Web-based resource to assist all local school districts in the implementation of the system and instructional tools based on scientifically based research; require the department to collaborate with other state agencies and organizations; require conformity with 20 U.S.C. sec. 1414(a)(1)(E) for initial evaluations of students with suspected disabilities; require the department to report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on implementation by November 30, 2013, and annually thereafter; amend KRS 157.200 to conform with the federal definition of a "specific learning disability."

AN ACT relating to early education assessment and intervention.

Rep. Linda Belcher [D]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]	Sen. Mike Nemes [R]	Rep. Sannie Overly [D]
Rep. John Tilley [D]	Rep. Addia Wuchner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-11		signed by Governor (Acts ch. 45)
2012-03-30		delivered to Governor
2012-03-30		enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2012-03-27		enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2012-03-27		received in House
2012-03-26		3rd reading, passed 36-0
2012-03-26		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Monday, March 26, 2012
2012-03-22		reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules as a Consent Bill
2012-03-21		returned to Education (S)
2012-03-21		1st reading
2012-03-21		taken from Education (S)
2012-02-06		to Education (S)
2012-02-01		received in Senate
2012-01-31		3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute
2012-01-25		posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, January 31, 2012
2012-01-25		2nd reading, to Rules
2012-01-24		reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute
2012-01-05		posted in committee
2012-01-03		to Education (H)
2012-01-03		introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB69.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/HB69/bill.doc