Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student for at least 12 months if the student intentionally causes physical injury to educational personnel at a school or school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report attempted assault of any school employee to law enforcement; amend KRS 158.990 to provide for penalties for any person who intentionally violates KRS 158.155; amend KRS 610.200 to provide that a peace officer is not required to retain custody of a child for a felony violation of assault in the third degree; amend KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 14 years of age or older who is charged with a felony violation of assault in the third degree may be tried as an adult.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions except amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student in grade 6 to 12 for at least 12 months if the student physically assaults, batters, or abuses school personnel without just cause or provocation on school property or at a school function; amend KRS 158.155 to require that school employees report intentional assault or intentional attempted assault of any school employee and intentional assault resulting in physical injury and to law enforcement unless the school employee has cause to believe a student's disability interfered with his or her ability to conform to the student code of conduct, amend penalty under KRS 158.990 to Class B and Class A misdemeanors; delete amendments to KRS 610.200 and KRS 635.020 from the bill.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.150 to require a local board of education to expel a student who recklessly or intentionally caused or attempted to cause physical injury to a district employee; define terms; specify alternative program requirements and restrictions for expelling students; amend KRS 158.155 to require a school employee to report acts of intentional physical injury, or intentional attempted physical injury, and intentional or wanton damage to property; amend KRS 159.170 to require information regarding expulsions to be entered into the student information system within 5 days.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- L. Burke

Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 158.150 relating to a 12-month expulsion period for students in grades 6 to 12 who physically assault, batter, or abuse school personnel, to remove provocation as a reason for why a child may not be expelled.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- D. Grossberg

Summary Define "bus stop" and add bus stops to locations where student misconduct may trigger expulsions.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 3 -- C. Aull

Summary Permit a board of education to refer an expelled student for evaluation to state and community agencies; establish a pathway for an expelled student to return to a school district prior to the end of the expulsion.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 4 -- L. Willner

Summary Retain original provisions, except authorize upon expelling a student, a school board to refer the student for evaluation or treatment by an appropriate state or community agency.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 5 -- J. Nemes

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.155(10) to require the reporting of an individual who has made threats of violence toward a school or student or knows that a firearm is present on school property to a law enforcement agency created by the board of education, not created by the board of education, or the Department of Kentucky State Police; require a law enforcement agency created by the board of education to submit a weekly report to a local law enforcement agency designated by the board of education of the reports received by the law enforcement agency created by the board.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 158.150, 158.155, 158.990, 610.200, 635.020
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 158.150, 158.155, 158.990
House Committee Substitute 1: 158.150, 158.155, 158.990, 159.170
Current: 158.150, 158.155, 158.990