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Introduced January 7, 2025

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Signed By Governor
2025 Regular Session

HB48

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AN ACT relating to education.

Short title: Red Tape Reduction Act

Amend KRS 156.557 to increase the time period between mandatory summative evaluations for tenured certified school staff from once every three years to once every five years; provide that additional summative evaluations may be performed at the discretion of the individual's immediate supervisor but shall not be imposed as a uniform requirement across the system; amend KRS 158.060 to provide teachers access to their employment contract upon request; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Department…

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This bill, called the Red Tape Reduction Act, reduces several administrative requirements for Kentucky public schools and their staff. It extends the time between required formal evaluations for tenured school employees from every three years to every five years, requires the state Department of Education to organize all required professional development trainings into a clear four-year schedule, and removes or consolidates various state-mandated reporting and training requirements that go beyond what federal law requires. It…

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Legislative History

Jan 7, 2025 · House
Introduced In House
Jan 7, 2025 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 4, 2025 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Feb 5, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar With Committee Substitute (1)
Feb 6, 2025 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 13, 2025 · House
Recommitted To Primary And Secondary Education (H) (clerical)
Feb 19, 2025 · House
Reported Favorably, To Rules With Committee Substitute (2)
Feb 21, 2025 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (clerical)
Mar 4, 2025 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 98-1 With Committee Substitute (2)
Yea: 98
Nay: 1
Absent: 1
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Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 37-0 With Committee Substitute (1)
Yea: 37
Nay: 0
Absent: 1
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Mar 28, 2025 · House
Passed 96-1
Yea: 96
Nay: 1
Absent: 3
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Shane Baker

Representative · House District 085

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Timmy Truett

Representative · House District 089

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Timmy.truett@kylegislature.gov
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Jared Bauman

Representative · House District 028

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jared.bauman@kylegislature.gov
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Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

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beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov
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Jennifer Henson Decker

Representative · House District 058

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Jennifer.Decker@kylegislature.gov
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Daniel Grossberg

Representative · House District 030

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daniel.grossberg@kylegislature.gov
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Vanessa Grossl

Representative · House District 088

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vanessa.grossl@kylegislature.gov
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Kevin Jackson

Representative · House District 020

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kevin.jackson@kylegislature.gov
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DJ Johnson

Representative · House District 013

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DJ.Johnson@kylegislature.gov
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Chris Lewis

Representative · House District 029

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chris.lewis@kylegislature.gov
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Shawn McPherson

Representative · House District 022

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Shawn.McPherson@kylegislature.gov
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Jason Nemes

Representative · House District 033

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Jason.Nemes@kylegislature.gov
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Steve Riley

Representative · House District 023

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Steve.Riley@kylegislature.gov
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Aaron Thompson

Representative · House District 098

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aaron.thompson@kylegislature.gov
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James Tipton

Representative · House District 053

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James.Tipton@kylegislature.gov
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Wade Williams

Representative · House District 004

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wade.williams@kylegislature.gov
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Lisa Willner

Representative · House District 035

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Lisa.Willner@kylegislature.gov

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