AN ACT establishing the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness pilot project.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to make legislative findings and declarations; establish definitions for the section; establish the Adaptive Kindergarten Readiness Pilot Project; establish the duration and terms of the pilot project; require the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the pilot project through selection of a service provider; establish the qualifications and duties of the service provider; require the department to submit a report by December 1, 2025, to the Legislative Research Commission that evaluates the pilot project; provide the required components of the report; authorize the department to implement the section to the extent that funds are available; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to select an entity that has already entered into a contract to provide substantially similar services to be selected as the provider for the pilot project.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Signed Apr 4, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 4, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 65)
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-1
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules as a consent bill
lower
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 87-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beverly Chester-Burton
DDemocratic
P
Chad Aull
DDemocratic
P
George Brown
DDemocratic
P
James Tipton
RRepublican
P
Kevin Jackson
RRepublican
P
Killian Timoney
RRepublican
P
Lisa Willner
DDemocratic
P
Rachel Roarx
DDemocratic
P
Scott Lewis
RRepublican
P
Shawn McPherson
RRepublican
P
Steve Riley
RRepublican
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