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Feb 8 • 23 tweets • 9 min read
The new bills filed today are now online, so let's run through some of 'em!

As always, this will be a thread. #kyga23
First up, House Bill 173 -- the omnibus anti-"woke" education measure I reported on earlier.

It has 11 sponsors. #KYGA23

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
And House Bill 174, the constitutional amendment for public dollars for private schools. It has 17 sponsors. #KYGA23

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 142 from @lgwillner would make feminine hygiene products exempt from the sales tax. #kyga23
apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 153 would prohibit entities in Kentucky from enforcing federal firearm bans? I'm not sure how state law can override federal law, but it is a bill that has been filed.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 155 from @catfaninthevill would ban TikTok on all devices/networks from any public agency.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 158 from @KyKillian would make it so teachers no longer need to submit an affidavit to take sick leave.

Can someone tell me if I should consider this a teacher shortage related measure?

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 159 from @SavannahLMaddox also deals with the enforcement of federal firearm laws, including allowing the arrest of federal agents for attempting to arrest local or state officials.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 161 from Willner and Timoney would require a non-voting student member on each Kentucky school board.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
Also from Willner and Timoney, House Bill 162 would ban conversion therapy.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 163 would let @KYSecState an exec director and asst director for the state board of elections.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 171 is the latest attempt at requiring high school seniors to complete the FAFSA!

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 177 is essentially a version of HB 173 -- still requires parents to know about changes to names/pronouns/nick names, adds section barring gender transition procedures w/o parent consent, would not ban drag queens at school

It has 34 sponsors.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
As an aside, if any GOP reps wanna discuss why there are two bills/why they back one but not the other, my DMs are open. Also, okrauth@gannett.com.
House Bill 179 would ban the death penalty. Similar measure is in the Senate.

Background: courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
House Bill 191 would change how vacancies are filled on Louisville's Metro Council. (yes, just Louisville)

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
House Bill 196 from @fleming_ken would create the Kentucky Mental Health Safety Center at U of L, with a mental health focused app available for all students, regardless of age, and available 24/7.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…
Y'all there are a lot of bills so I am skipping some interesting and important ones so I can get through the Senate bills. Hang tight.
OK, Senate Bill 5 requires school boards to create policies as to how to handle parent complaints over materials they deem "harmful to minors" and leaves the final decision with local school boards rather than other committees like in JCPS.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb…
Senate Bill 91 would create exemptions in the state's abortion law for rape or incest.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb…
Senate Bill 61 would bring in some ranked-choice voting.

Would go into effect after the 12-way GOP gubernatorial primary.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb…
Senate Bill 67 is the freestanding birthing center measure.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/sb…
House Bill 3 would, among a few juvenile justice matters, require those charged with serious felonies to be detained ahead of a detention hearing and would allocate $10.9 million to retrofit and run the youth detention center in Louisville.

apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23rs/hb…

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Feb 9
Hello from Frankfort!

I might have gotten the last seat in the Senate Education Committee room.

SB 150 is the main item on the agenda. #kyga23 Image
This is an unusual view for me. Looking forward to making an appearance in the background of the KET feed! #kyga23 Image
Here's a 🧵of what SB 150 does. #KYGA23

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Feb 9
Senate Bill 150 is facing the Senate Education Committee at 11 a.m.

I’m already seeing some misinformation about the bill, so let’s run through what SB 150 does. #kyga23
It does NOT require teachers to out students to their parents if they start using different pronouns/name.

Especially true if an educator believes outing a kid would cause them to be abused or kicked out by their guardian.
It does not allow districts or KDE to require teachers to use a student’s pronouns or name if they don’t align with their biological sex.

It also does not bar teachers to *not* use new pronouns. Choice is left to the educator.
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Feb 9
Wise, when asked about a "specific reference of a furry," said "That's what I said, I didn't say the Commissioner said that."

(see next slide)
.@liamniemeyer: "What was that in reference to?"

Wise: "Have you ever heard of a furry?"

Liam: "Well, I mean, yes, I've heard of a furry."
Liam: "But in terms of what conversations or context within the Department of Education..."

Wise: "We're talking about distractions that are occurring within school walls. Looking at situations like that, that's what we're trying to target. Making sure our teachers can teach..."
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Feb 8
Meanwhile in the Senate, former Senate Education Chair Max Wise is the latest GOP lawmaker to go after Education Commissioner Jason Glass for defending KDE policy asking teachers to respect students' pronouns and names and to not out them.
Yupp.

I still have several photos of various Republican lawmakers hugging a teary Berg on the first day of session.

The one day I'm not in the Senate

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Feb 8
Hello from day six of #KYGA23.

The Capitol complex is flooded with people — there was literally a line to get into the parking garage.

I have to stand two stories above the Capitol Rotunda for Children’s Advocacy Day where our queen @d_yetter is getting an award.
Worth noting EdChoice KY is having a presser for their “students first” constitutional amendment at the exact same time as Children’s Advocacy Day. #kyga23
Debby just got her award and this was my view! Image
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Feb 7
As I suspected, House Bill 174 from Rep. Josh Calloway is a constitutional amendment that, if voters approve, would allow public dollars to follow the student to non-public schools. #KYGA23
But wait, there is more.

After learning about how a politicized education arena is pushing some teachers out of classrooms, Calloway filed HB 173: a measure best described as every culture war topic facing schools thrown into a pot. #KYGA23

courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
Under HB 173, teachers would be required to tell parents of their students request them to use new pronouns or names, or if a student starts dressing out of line of their expected gender expression. #kyga23

That directly contradicts current KDE guidance.

courier-journal.com/story/news/pol…
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