AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Amend KRS 159.035 to require that beginning with the 2021-2022 school year a student shall be considered present at school while participating in any of the page programs of the General Assembly; allow one day as an excused absence for attendance at the State Fair; amend KRS 158.070 and 158.649 to conform; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Feb 16, 2022
Signed Apr 8, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Apr 8, 2022
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 168)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed 92-2
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 29, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 14, 2022
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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