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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 25, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 14, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB589

AN ACT relating to student health and safety.

Amend KRS 158.162 to define "critical incident," require investigations in emergency plans for critical incidents, and state the goals of the investigations; amend KRS 158.4410 to task the state school security marshal with investigating serious physical injury or death incidents that occur on school property, at school-sanctioned events, or during interscholastic athletic events; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to outline the parameters of the investigation, require referral of potential criminal charges, and…

Education, Elementary and Secondary Safety State Agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Athletics Children and Minors Coroners Local Mandate

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This bill would require official investigations into serious injuries and deaths that happen on school property, at school events, or during school athletic activities. It assigns the state school security marshal to lead these investigations and requires coroners to perform autopsies when a death occurs on school grounds or at a school-sanctioned event. The goal is to make sure schools and the state respond consistently and thoroughly when a student or other person is seriously harmed or dies in a school setting. Who it may affect: students, school staff, parents, and school administrators across Kentucky's public and nonpublic schools.

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