Passed Kentucky Firearm Legislation SB2
Legislation Overview
Title: AN ACT relating to student safety.
Subject: Education, Elementary and Secondary: State Agencies: Actuarial Analysis
Description: Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish a framework for employment of Kentucky guardians in schools; specify qualifications of a guardian; specify that a local board of education may not be held liable for a guardian acting within his or her scope of duty; specify that guardians shall have the immunities of police officers; amend KRS 158.442 to require the Center for School Safety to implement a system to certify guardians to school districts and administer and oversee the school mapping program; amend KRS 158.441 to specify required certifications in the definition of "school resource officer"; amend 158.4414 to allow school districts to hire a guardian until a certified school resource officer is available as required; allow a district with a school resource officer to hire guardians to provide additional school safety and security measures; amend KRS 158.4416 to define terms; make conforming changes; require the trauma-informed team to compile their activities to be used in the creation of the comprehensive school improvement plan and submit the information to the Department of Education (KDE); require KDE to annually summarize and submit the information to the state board and the Legislative Research Commission; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to require the department to gather and compile data, coordinate training, and monitor the numbers and types of mental health professionals in schools; amend KRS 158.443 to conform; amend KRS 158.4451 to require the Office of Homeland Security to maintain and update the anonymous reporting tool; specify that each school district shall make available an anonymous reporting tool; provide for an alternative anonymous reporting tool; amend KRS 156.095 to require schools to provide suicide prevention awareness twice a year and an opportunity for any student who missed the suicide prevention awareness lesson to receive the lesson at a later time; make conforming changes; amend KRS 158.162 to allow secondary locking mechanisms in schools; require school councils or principals to include school mapping data, if available, in their emergency plans; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create the School Mapping Data Program administered by the Center for School Safety; outline requirements of school mapping data; amend KRS 158.4412 to require the local school district's safety coordinator to maintain a current copy of school mapping data; amend KRS 61.637 to 78.5540 to conform.
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: became law without Governor's Signature
Last Action Date: April 10, 2024
Sponsors
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7 sponsors: George Wise (R); Matthew Deneen (R); Donald Douglas (R); Greg Elkins (R); Shelley Frommeyer (R); Robert Mills (R); Lindsey Tichenor (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (7 of 38)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2024 | became law without Governor's Signature |
| Senate | Apr 9, 2024 | filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | passed 28-7 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | to Rules (H) |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | received in Senate |
| House | Mar 28, 2024 | 3rd reading, passed 70-27 with Committee Substitute (1) |
| House | Mar 28, 2024 | placed in the Orders of the Day |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2024 | delivered to Governor |
| House | Mar 27, 2024 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| House | Mar 26, 2024 | floor amendments (3) and (4) filed to Committee Substitute |
| House | Mar 26, 2024 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1) |
| House | Mar 13, 2024 | floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed |
| House | Mar 7, 2024 | to Education (H) |
| House | Mar 6, 2024 | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| House | Mar 6, 2024 | received in House |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | 3rd reading |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | passed 28-10 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | floor amendment withdrawn Floor Amendments (1) and (3) |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2024 | floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2024 | floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 05, 2024 |
| Senate | Mar 1, 2024 | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2024 | to Education (S) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2024 | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| Senate | Feb 22, 2024 | introduced in Senate |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | not available | state link | bill text |
| Engrossed | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| Senate Committee Substitute | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Committee Substitute | Actuarial Analysis to Senate Committee Substitute 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| Senate Floor Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 3 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Floor Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Floor Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Committee Substitute | House Committee Substitute 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Committee Substitute | Actuarial Analysis to House Committee Substitute 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Committee Amendment | House Committee Amendment 1 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Floor Amendment | House Floor Amendment 3 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| House Floor Amendment | House Floor Amendment 4 | Nov 30, -0001 | State Link | amendment text | No |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Third Reading W/scs1 sfa2 RSN# 2959 | 03/5/2024 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| House: Third Reading RCS# 431 | 03/28/2024 | 70 | 27 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| Senate: Third Reading W/FINAL hcs1 RSN# 3202 | 03/28/2024 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
