2021 Legislative Session Summary

The statements below summarize the legal changes most connected to school councils. The actual bills and all the laws are available from the Legislative Research Commission, www.lrc.ky.gov. New laws take effect June 29, 2021, except bills with an emergency clause that became effective immediately.

Committee System General Assembly

The committee system, required by the constitution, has been developed to screen legislative bills and decide which bills should be considered by the entire body. Typically, education issues are assigned to the education committee but that is not always the case. After a bill is filed the bill is assigned to a committee. The chair of the committee determines which bills will be posted and heard by each committee. At the committee hearing, the legislators will hear both sides of the bill and the chair may allow the public to testify. At the end of the hearing, the chair may call for a vote on the bill and a majority vote means that the committee “reported favorably” on the bill.

The House Education Committee usually meets on Tuesday mornings at 8:00 a.m. during the legislative session. The Senate Education Committee meets on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. during session but committee meeting times may be changed. All committee meetings may be viewed live on KET and are archived as video the following day.

You may contact an individual committee member or the committee membership as a whole by email, letter, or by telephone to the LRC message center 800-372-7181. Hours for the LRC message center are 7 am-9 pm (Mon-Thur) and 7 am-6 pm (Fri).

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Overturning a Governor's Veto

The Governor must veto bills within 10 days after receiving the bills from the legislature or they automatically become law. Legislators can override a veto with a majority vote of both chambers. Kentucky Constitution section 88.

Kentucky Bills and Resolutions - The Process

What is the difference between a Kentucky Bill and a Resolution?

A bill creates new law, amends or repeals existing law, or proposes to amend the constitution.

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Earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Coleman released an OpEd and corresponding video entitled, "It's Time to Help the Helpers."

OpEd: https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=LieutenantGovernor&prId=20

Video: https://youtu.be/BtnRVj105ag

Seal of Arts Excellence Guidance Now Available
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is pleased to announce new guidance for establishing a local Seal of Arts Excellence to recognize high school graduates who demonstrate an advanced level of specialization in one or more areas of visual and performing arts. The guidance can be found on the Seal of Arts Excellence webpage.

A new feature for creating a Seal of Arts Excellence on a student’s transcript will be available in Infinite Campus for the 2022-2023 school year. Districts will have the option of adding a Seal of Arts Excellence to a student’s transcript through the Graduation Tab that will include the date of completion as well as the area of specialization. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

KASC Council Member Shoutout
KASC will be recognizing the council members across our state who are leading their schools. If you’d like to recognize one or more of your council members, please complete this brief Nomination Form and we’ll share with all of our members and on social media. Let’s lift up one another in 2023!

SBDM Election Kit
Now included FREE with membership! Access to our election kit is available to all KASC members through our Learning Management System (LMS). The kit includes advice for developing written procedures, guidance for online elections, forms to customize for every step of the process, and legal requirements. Everything is organized for the person/group running each election, so organizers don’t have to view the entire kit.

Academic Standards Family Guides Available
The Kentucky Academic Standards (KAS) family guides were developed to help families familiarize themselves with the content of each grade level’s standards. Each guide contains a standards overview for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. The guides are now available in Spanish and can be accessed on the Standards Family Guides & Resources webpage on the KY Standards website.

Kentucky’s Multi-Tiered System of Supports
KyMTSS is a multi-level prevention system to support student achievement and social-emotional behavioral competencies through the integration of differentiated core instruction, assessment, and intervention.