HB 759 — AN ACT relating to teacher certification.
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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Summary
AN ACT relating to teacher certification.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read HB 759 on the official Kentucky source →Action History
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Senate Floor Amendment 1
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G. Williams
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Retain original provisions, amend KRS 161.030 to prohibit the Education Professional Standards Board from issuing or renewing certificates to individuals who have been treated for or diagnosed with a disorder that is excluded from the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; require certification and renewal applications to include a sworn statement that the applicant has never been treated for or diagnosed with any listed disorder; direct certain state medical licensing boards to promulgate administrative regulations to require licensees to diagnose the listed disorders based on the disorder definitions established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition, Revised); amend KRS 161.120 to include treatment for or a diagnosis with 1 of the listed disorders as grounds for revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or renew certification by the Education Professional Standards Board; require the Education Professional Standards Board to investigate and respond to all complaints against a certificate holder alleging that the certificate holder exhibits easily identifiable behavioral signs or symptoms characteristic to a listed disorder; authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to compel a medical examination to evaluate whether a certificate holder meets the diagnostic criteria for a listed disorder, and require that the results be provided to the board as a condition of continued certification.
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Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - State Board of Medical Licensure, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Boards And Commissions - Education Professional Standards Board, certificate eligibility, disqualifying disorders Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Nursing, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Boards And Commissions - State Board of Medical Licensure, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Civil Rights - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Disabilities - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Education, Elementary And Secondary - Employee certification eligibility, disqualification for disorders excluded from the ADA Education, Elementary And Secondary - Employees, compelled medical examination Federal Laws And Regulations - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Health And Medical Services - Education certificate holder, compelled medical examination for ADA excluded disorders Health And Medical Services - Education certification eligibility, disqualification for disorders excluded from the ADA Health Care Professionals - Diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Labor And Industry - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Licensing - Education Professional Standards Board, certificate eligibility, disqualifying disorders Licensing - Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Licensing - Kentucky Board of Nursing, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Licensing - State Board of Medical Licensure, diagnostic requirements for designated disorders Mental Disability - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Mental Health - Disorders excluded from the ADA, disqualification for educational certificates Piggybacked Bills - SB 351 Teachers - Certification eligibility, disqualification for disorders excluded from the ADA Teachers - Compelled medical examination upon sufficient evidence of a disorder excluded from the ADA
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Huff T | — | Yea |
| Stevenson P | — | Yea |
| Thomas | — | Yea |
| Nemes | — | Yea |
| Bratcher S | — | Yea |
| Lewis C | — | Yea |
| Lewis D | — | Yea |
| Lewis S | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Wilson | — | Yea |
| Adam Moore | Democrat | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Anne Gay Donworth | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Yea |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Erika Hancock | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Joshua Watkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Mary Lou Marzian | Democrat | Yea |
| Matthew Lehman | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Not Voting |
| Amy Neighbors | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Wesley | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby McCool | Republican | Yea |
| Candy Massaroni | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Freeland | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Fugate | Republican | Yea |
| DJ Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Elliott | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Fister | Republican | Yea |
| David Hale | Republican | Yea |
| David Meade | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Osborne | Republican | Yea |
| Deanna Gordon | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| J.T. Payne | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Petrie | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Decker | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Gooch Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| John Blanton | Republican | Yea |
| John Hodgson | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Branscum | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Calloway | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Fleming | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Upchurch | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Banta | Republican | Yea |
| Kim Holloway | Republican | Yea |
| Kim King | Republican | Yea |
| Kimberly Poore Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Marianne Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hart | Republican | Yea |
| Mary Beth Imes | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lockett | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Mitch Whitaker | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Peyton Griffee | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Raymer | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Duvall | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Bivens | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Riley | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Doan | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Rudy | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Witten | Republican | Yea |
| Suzanne Miles | Republican | Yea |
| T.J. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tony Hampton | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vanessa Grossl | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
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- What does HB 759 do?
- AN ACT relating to teacher certification.
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- This bill has been introduced in the House. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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