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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 they’d be in the sub.

(Of course, there may be a sub that I haven’t 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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More from @oliviakrauth

Feb 12
Y'all, I know it is Friday night, but I have a 🚨 new bill alert.

House Bill 487 is an anti-"CRT" bill. This will be the fourth filed in #KYGA22.

Let's chat. 🧡
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.
Read 21 tweets
Feb 10
Hello from the Senate Education Committee! This is the most filled I’ve seen a committee room in a long time.

Several are here for the vote on Senate Bill 83, which would bar trans girls from girls sports teams. #KYGA22 Image
Here's the full agenda. If there have been any changes to the lineup, I haven't seen them. #KYGA22

Please know this is hottest room I remember being in anywhere in the Capitol Annex, so if I pass out, let me go.
Read 32 tweets
Jan 8
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.
Read 11 tweets
Jan 7
A few education policy updates from #KYGA22 πŸ‘‡

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.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/sb…
Six floor amendments have been filed for Senate Bill 25, the one with remote learning days.

All of the amendments basically do the same thing: Give districts 20-25 targeted remote days per school, instead of 10.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/sb…
And Senate Bill 1, the school council bill, has two floor amendments.

One would add a parent seat to SBDM councils, bringing them in line with teacher seats.

Another would require a superintendent to implement a "culturally responsive curriculum."

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/sb…
Read 4 tweets
Jan 6
Aight, y'all, it is party time.

The Senate Education Committee is about to begin its first meeting of #KYGA22, and what an agenda!

SB 1 would gut the power of SBDM councils.

SB 25 would give districts 10 extra remote learning days.

Follow along!
SB 1 is up first β€” here's my thread from a few days ago on what it does + why it matters πŸ‘‡

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)

...
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Jan 5
Someone asked if I could explain what Senate Bill 1 β€” the school council bill of #KYGA22 β€” means as if they are five.

Yes, I would be honored to do so. A thread.
Basically, Kentuckians love local control.

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)
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