Summary of Original Version

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district or public charter school from entering a nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 160.380 to define "abusive conduct"; require school district applicants to disclose being the subject of any allegations or investigations in the previous 12 months and consent to a reference check; require school districts to conduct reference checks; require nonpublic and public school districts to disclose any allegations or investigations related to abusive conduct of applicants; revise indemnification language to grant immunity for disclosures made about school employee conduct; require school districts to request all related information from public and nonpublic schools and the Education Professional Standards Board and require the schools and EPSB to provide the records; require requests for information to be satisfied in 10 working days instead of 10 days; require all public school personnel to submit to a state criminal background check every five years; require all school district applicants to list all schools of previous and current employment on the application; require a school district to internally report and investigate to completion all allegations of abusive conduct; require all records relating to an allegation of abusive conduct to be retained in an employee's personnel file unless the allegation is proven false; amend KRS 156.160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to include employment standards in the voluntary certification standards for private schools; make technical corrections; amend KRS 160.151 to define "certified nonpublic school"; require employees of certified nonpublic schools to submit to a national and state criminal background check and a CA/N check; require certified nonpublic school personnel to have a state criminal background check every five years; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from hiring a violent or felony sex crime offender; require a certified nonpublic school to conduct reference checks on all applicants; prohibit a certified nonpublic school from entering into a nondisclosure agreement related to misconduct involving a minor or student; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a training related to sexual misconduct for employees to undergo every five years; make technical corrections; amend KRS 161.151 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; require allegation of abusive conduct be reported pursuant to KRS 620.030.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- J. Tipton

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.1415 to conform to KRS 160.345(2)(g), which provides the superintendent authority to determine curriculum; require that a local board of education adopt a policy to ensure that children in grade five and below do not receive instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases and that no child regardless of grade level receives instruction or presentation studying or exploring gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, if the superintendent adopts curriculum on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Amendment 1 -- S. West

Summary Make title amendment.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- L. Tichenor

Summary Retain all original provisions and amend KRS 158.1415 to require a school district to adopt health curricula that includes human growth and development instruction that meets specific criteria; set restrictions for the instruction that grants parents an opportunity to review materials and opt their child out of instruction; provide that Section 7 of the Act may be cited as the Baby Olivia Act.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 2 -- L. Tichenor

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 160.380 to define sexual grooming, include sexual grooming in the definition of abusive conduct; specify that individuals with sexual related misdemeanors are not to be employed in a school district; require an applicant to disclose any investigation or disciplinary action, not just those within the last 12 months; require that an employee transferred due to charges cannot be transferred to a position that would allow the employee to supervise, teach, or be in unsupervised contact with students; create a new section of Chapter 158 requiring local boards of education to adopt policy regarding electronic communication between students, parents, and school district personnel.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 160.380, 156.160, 160.151, 156.095, 161.151
House Committee Substitute 1: 160.380, 156.160, 160.151, 156.095, 161.151
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 160.380, 156.160, 160.151, 156.095, 161.151, 158.1415
Current/Final: 160.380, 156.160, 160.151, 156.095, 161.151
Current: 160.380, 156.160, 160.151, 156.095, 161.151