Summary of Original Version

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.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; add short title; add emergency clause.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; remove language requiring a student to be considered present; require that a student's perfect attendance record shall not be negatively affected for participating in the General Assembly's page program; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- A. Southworth

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 199.896 to provide that the license or certification of a child-care center shall not be refused or revoked for refusing to require facial coverings; amend KRS 199.898 to provide that parents and guardians of children enrolled in licensed, certified, or publicly funded child care facilities have a right to refuse facial coverings on behalf of their children without retribution; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow for the requiring of facial coverings on any public school premises, on school-sponsored transportation, or at a school-sponsored event; provide that a parent may opt out their student out; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit requiring facial coverings on property owned, leased, or operated by public postsecondary education institutions; provide exceptions for healthcare licensing board requirements imposed prior to January 1, 2020, and clinical research settings.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- A. Southworth

Summary Make title amendment.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 159.035, 158.070, 158.649
Acts Chapter 168: 159.035, 158.070, 158.649
House Committee Substitute 1: 159.035, 158.070, 158.649
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 159.035, 158.070, 158.649
Current: 159.035, 158.070, 158.649