2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB14: AN ACT relating to school safety.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to allow school districts to implement a wearable panic alert system; establish system criteria; require the Department of Education to provide a list of approved wearable panic alert systems; require the Center for School Safety to establish the Wearable Panic Alert Grant Program; amend KRS 158.446 to allow the Center for School Safety to distribute wearable panic alert grants using funds appropriated in the biennial budget to support school safety.

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Bill History

2/7/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
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
2/28/2025
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
received in Senate
Senate
3/7/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
3/7/2025
to Education (S)
Senate

Amendments

House Committee Substitute

House Committee Substitute 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS# 182
3/6/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/197025.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197025.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/197014.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image3/7/202523.3 KB