HB 387 — AN ACT relating to education.
Last action — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 221)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2024. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Democratic) on April 19, 2024.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
15 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Amend KRS 161.102 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue substitute teacher certificates based on education attained; specify the type of employment each certificate allows.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
57 added · 75 removed57 line(s) added, 75 removed.
UNOFFICIALCHAPTER COPY221 241 RSCHAPTER 221 ( HB 387/EN387 ) AN ACT relating to education.
or Page 1 of 3 HB038720.100 - 1584 - XXXX 4/15/2024 2:56 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 387/EN (b) The replacement of the teacher of record for more than twenty (20) consecutive instructional days[Any applicant for emergency substitute teaching who possesses a bachelor's degree in any subject area from a regionally or nationally accredited institution of postsecondary education shall be granted a certificate for substitute teaching from the Education Professional Standards Board subject to the provisions of KRS 161.120(1).
The participating trade organization may choose to offer professional development opportunities to teachers who serve students in grades seven (7) through twelve (12), if resources are available for Page 2 of 3 HB038720.100 - 1584 - XXXX 4/15/2024 2:56 PM Engrossed UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS HB 387/EN this purpose.
Legislative Research Commission PDF Version ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (3) The department shall include the training program created in this section on the electronic consumer bulletin board created pursuant to KRS 156.095(9) if requested by the training program.
PageSigned 3by ofGovernor 3April HB038720.10019, -2024. 1584 - XXXX 4/15/2024 2:56 PM Engrossed
Action History
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signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 221)
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delivered to Governor
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enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
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enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
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passed 94-0
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House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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to Rules (H)
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received in House
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3rd reading, passed 34-4 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024
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reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) as a consent bill
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returned to Education (S)
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2nd reading
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taken from Education (S)
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returned to Education (S)
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1st reading
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taken from Education (S)
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to Education (S)
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to Committee on Committees (S)
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received in Senate
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3rd reading, passed 88-4 with Committee Substitute (1)
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posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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2nd reading, to Rules
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reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
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to Education (H)
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to Committee on Committees (H)
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introduced in House
Sponsors
- Timmy Truett · Primary
- K. Timoney · Primary
- Adam Bowling · Primary
- Josh Bray · Primary
- Patrick Flannery · Primary
- Deanna Gordon · Primary
- Chris Freeland · Primary
- Chris Fugate · Primary
- Jim Gooch Jr. · Primary
- Kevin Jackson · Primary
- J. Justice · Primary
- Derek Lewis · Primary
- Scott Lewis · Primary
- P. Pratt · Primary
- Tom Smith · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →15 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 123 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (15)
- Timmy Truett Republican
- K. Timoney
- Adam Bowling Republican
- Josh Bray Republican
- Patrick Flannery Republican
- Deanna Gordon Republican
- Chris Freeland Republican
- Chris Fugate Republican
- Jim Gooch Jr. Republican
- Kevin Jackson Republican
- J. Justice
- Derek Lewis Republican
- Scott Lewis Republican
- P. Pratt
- Tom Smith Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (123)
123 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 123 →"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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| Republican | 69 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Heath | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Justice | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Gilbert | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Bratcher K. | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Yea |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Yea |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Yea |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | 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 |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Yea |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | 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 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 Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Not Voting |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | 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 Dotson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | 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 |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 11% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Schickel | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Southworth | — | Yea |
| Westerfield | — | Yea |
| Thayer | — | Yea |
| Yates | — | Yea |
| Harper Angel | — | Nay |
| Cassie Chambers Armstrong | Democrat | Nay |
| Gerald A. Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Karen Berg | Democrat | Nay |
| Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Republican | Yea |
| Brandon J. Storm | Republican | Yea |
| Christian McDaniel | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Carroll | Republican | Yea |
| David P. Givens | Republican | Yea |
| Donald Douglas | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Boswell | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Elkins | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Higdon | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Raque Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Lindsey Tichenor | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Deneen | Republican | Yea |
| Max Wise | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Phillip Wheeler | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Girdler | Republican | Yea |
| Robby Mills | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Stivers | Republican | Yea |
| Robin L. Webb | Republican | Nay |
| Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen West | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 70 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 88 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (98)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Heath | — | Yea |
| Dixon | — | Yea |
| Bentley | — | Yea |
| Palumbo | — | Yea |
| Timoney | — | Yea |
| Pratt | — | Yea |
| Raymond | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Not Voting |
| Justice | — | Not Voting |
| Bratcher K. | — | Yea |
| Stevenson C | — | Yea |
| Adrielle Camuel | Democrat | Yea |
| Al Gentry | Democrat | Yea |
| Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democrat | Nay |
| Beverly Chester-Burton | Democrat | Nay |
| Chad Aull | Democrat | Yea |
| Daniel Grossberg | Democrat | Nay |
| George Brown Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Keturah J. Herron | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsey Burke | Democrat | Yea |
| Lisa Willner | Democrat | Yea |
| Nima Kulkarni | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Pamela Stevenson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Rachel Roarx | Democrat | Yea |
| Sarah Stalker | Democrat | Yea |
| Tina Bojanowski | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Bowling | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Derek Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Emily Callaway | Republican | Yea |
| Felicia Rabourn | Republican | Not Voting |
| James Tipton | Republican | Yea |
| Jared Bauman | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Nemes | 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 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 Meredith | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Sarge Pollock | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clines | Republican | Yea |
| Myron Dossett | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Tate | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Flannery | Republican | Yea |
| Randy Bridges | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Raymer | Republican | Yea |
| Richard White | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Duvall | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Dotson | Republican | Yea |
| Samara Heavrin | Republican | Yea |
| Savannah Maddox | Republican | Not Voting |
| Scott Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Sharp | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn McPherson | Republican | Yea |
| Stephanie Dietz | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bratcher | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Rawlings | 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 |
| Thomas Huff | Republican | Yea |
| Timmy Truett | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Wade Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Walker Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| William Lawrence | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 387 do?
- Amend KRS 161.102 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue substitute teacher certificates based on education attained; specify the type of employment each certificate allows.
- Who sponsors HB 387?
- HB 387 is sponsored by Timmy Truett (Republican), K. Timoney, Adam Bowling (Republican), Josh Bray (Republican), Patrick Flannery (Republican), Deanna Gordon (Republican), Chris Freeland (Republican), Chris Fugate (Republican), Jim Gooch Jr. (Republican), Kevin Jackson (Republican), J. Justice, Derek Lewis (Republican), Scott Lewis (Republican), P. Pratt, and Tom Smith (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 387?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 25, 2024. Enacted.
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