A floor amendment on Senate Bill 1, the school council bill that has been stalled in the House, would add what appears to be the full language of HB 487, an anti-CRT bill. #KYGA22
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SB 1 has two readings and could move out to the House Ed cmte and through the House all on Tuesday.
HB 487 never got a committee assignment and is basically dead at this point.
But the fact this comes in a floor amendment rather than a committee sub is interesting. If the bill sponsor wanted those changes, I would think theyβd be in the sub.
(Of course, there may be a sub that I havenβt seen because no one ever posts them online before a vote.)
House Ed typically meets at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesdays.
House A&R, where HB 9 is, meets at 10 a.m.
Meanwhile, the Senate's anti-CRT-lite bill, Senate Bill 138, got a first reading Friday. If it gets a second reading Monday, it could also go through the House Ed cmte and full House Tuesday.
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Y'all, I know it is Friday night, but I have a π¨ new bill alert.
House Bill 487 is an anti-"CRT" bill. This will be the fourth filed in #KYGA22.
Let's chat. π§΅
HB 487, from Reps. Matt Lockett and Jennifer Decker, would prohibit "any classroom instruction, discussion, or instructional materials that promote bigotry, revisionist history, or critical social justice."
Unlike Lockett and Decker's first attempt at this type of legislation, HB 18, this bill specifically says it shouldn't be used to block historical instruction or student speech.
The Kentucky Senate is back for a fun Saturday session. Hearing the two education bills, SB 1 and SB 25, could come up for a vote. #KYGA22
Aight, SB 1 is up in the Senate!
Again, this is the school council bill that would move power over curriculum and principal hiring from SBDM councils to superintendents.
Sen. John Schickel, the bill's sponsor, says the school governance model is "dysfunctional."
Schickel, a NKY Republican, says the problem with SBDM councils is that "it does not answer to the entire community and only answers to a select number of people."
He reiterates the power shift would give the taxpayers more of a say in schools.
Senate Bill 59 would make more tweaks to the school accountability system, including adding a few ways kids could be considered ready for college or career.
Sen. John Schickel, the bill's sponsor, says the bill does two things:
1. It puts the final say of curriculum with the citizens (technically, it moves the authority to the superintendent, refer to the above thread for an explanation)
So, several major school decisions β curriculum, textbooks, teachers β are made by school-level councils of teachers, parents and a school leader.
These are SBDM councils, with the "s" standing for site or school.
In the last few legislative sessions, bills have been filed to change the makeup of these councils to align the voting power of teachers and parents. (Teachers get 3 seats, parents get 2)