Kentucky Senate Bill 270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Passed on April 9 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-09 - signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 204)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amend KRS 161.028 to allow colleges or universities to offer teacher preparation programs with regional accreditation or national accreditation if recognized by the US Department of Education and if the institution is eligible to receive federal funding under 20 U.S.C. secs. 1061 to 1063; amend KRS 164.785 to allow a Kentuckcy college or university to be an eligible institution for a Kentucky tuition grant if it is accredited by SACS or a national accreditation association and if the institution is eligible for federal funding under 20 U.S.C. secs. 1061 to 1063.

AN ACT relating to postsecondary education and making an appropriation therefor.

Sen. Morgan McGarvey [D]

Sen. Gerald Neal [D]

Sen. Adrienne Southworth [R]

Sen. David Yates [D]

2021-03-29 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 430 (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2021-03-05 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 1660 (Y: 30 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-09	Senate	signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 204)
2021-03-30	Senate	delivered to Governor
2021-03-30	Senate	enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2021-03-30	Senate	enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2021-03-30	Senate	received in Senate
2021-03-29	House	3rd reading, passed 92-0
2021-03-12	House	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
2021-03-12	House	reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules
2021-03-11	House	posted in committee
2021-03-11	House	to Education (H)
2021-03-11	House	returned to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-11	House	1st reading
2021-03-11	House	taken from Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-11	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-03-11	House	received in House
2021-03-05	Senate	3rd reading, passed 30-0 with floor amendments (2) and (1-title)
2021-03-04	Senate	floor amendment (1-title) and (2) filed
2021-03-04	Senate	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 5, 2021
2021-03-04	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules
2021-03-03	Senate	returned to Education (S)
2021-03-03	Senate	2nd reading
2021-03-03	Senate	taken from Education (S)
2021-03-02	Senate	returned to Education (S)
2021-03-02	Senate	1st reading
2021-03-02	Senate	taken from Education (S)
2021-02-24	Senate	to Education (S)
2021-02-22	Senate	to Committee on Committees (S)
2021-02-22	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb270.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb270/orig_bill.pdf
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/sb270/bill.pdf
Roll Call	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/sb270/vote_history.pdf