Public Act 211 of 2006

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• Introduced by Sen. Dan Kelly (R) on January 20, 2006, to amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to rename the Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet. The bill would create new offices in the Education cabinet, including the Department of Workforce Investment. The bill would abolish the Workforce Development Cabinet. The bill would transfer the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board to the Education Cabinet. The bill also would transfer various units to the Commerce Cabinet.
  • Referred to the Senate Economic Development, Tourism & Labor Committee on January 24, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on January 25, 2006.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Dan Kelly (R) on February 9, 2006, to make technical changes.
  • The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 15, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on February 15, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 16, 2006.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on February 22, 2006.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 15, 2006, to provide that the board of directors for the Center for School Safety, the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Education, the Education Professional Standards Board, the Kentucky Board of Education, the Kentucky Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Kentucky Educational Television shall be governed by their respective substantive statutory chapters. The substitute would list in noncodified language the structure of the Department of Education, two divisions included in the Office of Employment and Training, the establishment of the office of the executive director in the Education Professional Standards Board, and the abolishment of former divisions in the Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary Education.
  • The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 22, 2006.
• Passed in the House (95 to 2) on March 22, 2006, to amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to rename the Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet and create new offices within the cabinet. The amended bill would provide that the board of directors for the Center for School Safety, the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Education, the Education Professional Standards Board, the Kentucky Board of Education, the Kentucky Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Kentucky Educational Television shall be governed by their respective substantive statutory chapters. The substitute would list in noncodified language the structure of the Department of Education, two divisions included in the Office of Employment and Training, the establishment of the office of the executive director in the Education Professional Standards Board, and the abolishment of former divisions in the Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary Education. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 22, 2006.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on April 10, 2006, to amend various sections of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to rename the Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet and create new offices within the cabinet. The amended bill would provide that the board of directors for the Center for School Safety, the Council on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Education, the Education Professional Standards Board, the Kentucky Board of Education, the Kentucky Commission on Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the Kentucky Educational Television shall be governed by their respective substantive statutory chapters. The substitute would list in noncodified language the structure of the Department of Education, two divisions included in the Office of Employment and Training, the establishment of the office of the executive director in the Education Professional Standards Board, and the abolishment of former divisions in the Education Professional Standards Board and the Council on Postsecondary Education. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Ernie Fletcher on April 21, 2006.