2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB298: AN ACT relating to schools identified for comprehensive support and improvement in schools.

Legislative Summary

Amend KRS 160.346 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually identify schools for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI); require the audit of a CSI school to include an assessment and recommendation regarding the principal's capacity to lead the turnaround effort; remove the required use of a turnaround vendor by a CSI school; require the department to establish professional learning for teachers in a CSI school; require the superintendent of the district in which the CSI school is located to adopt evidence-based curriculum and select high-quality instructional materials for the school.

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Bill History

2/4/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
2/20/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 27, 2025
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
3rd reading, passed 97-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/6/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/7/2025
to Education (S)
Senate
3/11/2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/12/2025
2nd reading, to Rules
Senate
3/12/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 13, 2025
Senate
3/12/2025
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
Senate
3/13/2025
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/13/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
to Rules (H)
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
taken from Rules
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
placed in the Orders of the Day
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/14/2025
to Rules (S)
Senate
3/14/2025
posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (1), Committee Substitute (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/14/2025
Senate receded from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1), and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Senate
3/14/2025
passed 35-0
Senate
3/14/2025
received in House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 92)
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Substitute

Senate Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment

Senate Committee Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Senate Floor Amendment

Senate Floor Amendment 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3581
3/14/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa1 scta1 RSN# 3509
3/13/2025
37
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Third Reading RCS# 150
3/5/2025
97
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

James Tipton
James Tipton
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197041.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197042.3 KB
Chaptered
Bill Text1/1/197036.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/15/202542.3 KB