AN ACT relating to education.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish a procedure for a local board of education to submit a waiver request to the Kentucky Board of Education to waive a statute or administrative regulation; set the terms and limitations of a waivers; authorize the identification of schools of innovation and establish parameters for the status; establish procedures for the renewal of approved waivers; provide the conditions and procedure for rescinding waivers by the state board; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations to adopt necessary forms and procedures to process waiver requests; amend various sections to conform; repeal KRS 156.108 and 160.107; provide that the Act may be cited as the School Innovation Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed Mar 27, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renamed from 'public school innovation' to 'education' and expanded its scope. The bill was vetoed and overridden, indicating significant legislative action. The document page count increased from 46 to 83 pages, suggesting substantial content additions or revisions.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened from specifically focusing on public school innovation to general education matters, and the document length increased significantly from 46 to 83 pages.
SCOPE
Bill title changed from 'AN ACT relating to public school innovation' to 'AN ACT relating to education', broadening the legislative focus.
TECHNICAL
Bill number changed from BR1398 to SB207, and status changed to 'Vetoed and Overridden' with updated page count from 46 to 83 pages.
REQUIREMENT
Minor grammatical adjustment in teacher certification requirements, changing 'teaching staff of school' to 'teaching staff of a school' for clarity.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025
How they voted
43–0
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican37
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 78-16
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 31-7
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
veto overridden
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 31-6
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 73-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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