James Tipton
- Republican
- Representative
- District 53
Primary
Amend KRS 161.605, relating to the Teachers' Retirement System, to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for teaching and nonteaching positions, increase the percentage of retired members that an employer can employ full-time from three percent to 10 percent, increase the number of retired members that a local school district may employ under the critical shortage provision from one percent of total active members employed by the school district or two members to 10 percent or four members, remove Kentucky Virtual High School the list of schools the Department of Education operates, remove the pension waiver program, and make technical changes; amend KRS 156.106 to remove language requiring superintendents to make every reasonable effort to hire qualified applicants for critical shortage areas; direct that current participants in the pension waiver program may continue to participate.
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 144)
delivered to Governor
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
passed 100-0
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
to Rules (H)
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
received in House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2nd reading, to Rules
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
to State & Local Government (S)
received in Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
3rd reading, passed 97-0
2nd reading, to Rules
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
to State Government (H)
to Committee on Committees (H)
introduced in House
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Acts Chapter 144 | |
| Current/Final | |
| Introduced |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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