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3. 3  60-Day Session  Today is the 52nd day  Veto period – March 30 – April 9, 2016  Sine Die – April 12, 2016

4. 4  309 bills have been filed in the Senate  632 bills have been filed in the House  Approximately 100 bills related to K-12 are pending  Filing deadlines have passed, so there are no new bills; however, watch for “mules.”

5. SB 1 - Significant changes to standards, assessments and accountability measures (passed Senate, in House) SB 50 - Incentivizes the start date of school statewide to the first Monday closest to August 26 (passed Senate, in House) SB 81 – Requires KDE to develop military-connected student identifier in the Student Information System (passed Senate, passed House Education Committee) SB 182 – Requires all public high school students to pass a U.S. citizenship test (passed Senate, in House) *SB 228 – Defines “bullying” and requires district code of conduct to prohibit bullying (original mule, passed Senate, in House) *SB 256 – Allows any high school student participating in basic training required by the U.S. Armed Forces to be counted present for up to 10 days (passed Senate Education Committee) *Denotes bill with favorable action in each chamber or a companion bill in the other chamber with favorable action, thus more likely than not to pass the General Assembly and be sent to the Governor for signature. 5

6. SB 253 – Authorizes charter schools in Fayette and Jefferson Counties (passed Senate w/floor amendment removing charter school commission, in House) SB 278 – Requires KBE to promulgate regulations establishing high school elective social studies courses related to Bible literacy (passed Senate, in House) NOTE: Consult the Legislative Research Commission’s webpage for the official status of the bills cited above, and for the official, amended versions of each bill: www.lrc.ky.gov.www.lrc.ky.gov 6

7. HB 29 – Requires school equity council member appointment to the superintendent screening committee (passed House, in Senate) *HB 87 - Allows any high school student participating in basic training required by the U.S. Armed Forces to be counted present for up to 10 days (passed House Ed. Comm.) *HB 111 – Requires every school to post the Kentucky child abuse hotline number; Senate Ed. Comm. amendment adds snow day language (passed House, passed Senate Ed. Comm.) HB 122 – Lowers ASVAB score for career-readiness identification from 50 to 36 if a JROTC student w/3 or 4 year training certificate (HCS) (passed House, in Senate) *HB 184 – Provides alternative principal selection process for Jefferson County (passed House, passed Senate Ed. Comm.) HB 316 - Defines “bullying” and requires district code of conduct to prohibit bullying (passed House, in Senate) HB 539 – Requires students be given an alternate assignment if original assignment requires home access to the internet and student is without access (passed House, in Senate) HB 618 – Clarifies a local board of education must comply with the ADA, HIPAA, et al. when placing a certified employee on leave due to a physical or mental disability (passed House, in Senate) *Denotes bill with favorable action in each chamber or a companion bill in the other chamber with favorable action, thus more likely than not to pass the General Assembly and be sent to the Governor for signature. 7

8. HB 303 – Executive Branch Budget Bill Original version introduced as the Governor’s Proposed Budget House passed committee substitute (3/16) with alternative language restoring nearly all funds to K-12 proposed to be cut by Governor’s budget and fully funds ARCs of KTRS/KERS Senate now must either pass House version or send back amended version Conference Committee/Free Conference Committee(s) likely Governor has line-item veto authority NOTE: Please consult the Legislative Research Commission’s webpage for the official status of the bills cited above, and for the official, amended versions of each bill: www.lrc.ky.gov.www.lrc.ky.gov 8

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10.  Online system for submitting, reviewing, approving and archiving grant applications  All districts will submit their Perkins, Title I, Title II, and Title III grant applications in GMAP beginning with the 2016-17 funding year  Other grants to be added in future years  Provided by KDE to districts at no charge 10

11.  Combines different grant application processes into a single system  Enables collaboration among programs to better maximize grant dollars  Provides a more efficient grant application review and approval process 11

12.  Title I, Title II, and Title III (EL and Immigrant) are combined in a Consolidated Application for review and approval purposes. (Funds stay separate.)  Finance Officer and Superintendents (or designees) must approve funding applications every time they are sent to KDE.  District funding assurances (previously in ASSIST) and federal cash request assurances will be submitted in GMAP. District Funding Assurances are contained in the Consolidated Application. 12

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14. 14  Shelbyville was March 14. About 275-300 present.  Next one is Campbellsville on March 22 at Gheens Recital Hall, Campbellsville University, 210 University Drive  Check Fast Five for complete schedule or KDE website