AN ACT relating to education.
Summary
Amend KRS 161.028 to allow for a designee of the chief academic officer of an independent not-for-profit college or university to serve as a member of the Education Professional Standards Board.
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 4, 2025
Signed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions
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MINOR
The bill was amended to broaden its title from specifically addressing the Education Professional Standards Board to covering education more generally. Several formatting and numbering inconsistencies were corrected throughout the document, and page numbering was updated to reflect the engrossed version. The substantive policy content regarding the Board's authority and responsibilities appears largely unchanged in this excerpt.
Scope change
The bill's title was broadened from specifically relating to the Education Professional Standards Board to relating to education more broadly, though the specific provisions in this excerpt remain focused on the Board's functions.
SCOPE
The bill title was changed from 'relating to the Education Professional Standards Board' to 'relating to education' to broaden the scope of the legislation.
TECHNICAL
Page numbering was updated from 6 pages to 12 pages, and the document identifier was changed from '25 RS BR 1353' to '25 RS SB 77/EN' to reflect the engrossed version.
Formatting inconsistencies in indentation and line breaks were corrected throughout the document to improve readability and standardization.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 43
Feb 18, 2025
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican37
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 33)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 38-0
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendment Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 92-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
to Postsecondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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