Kentucky Senate Bill 6
Session 2024RS
AN ACT relating to postsecondary institutions.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 15, 2024
Sponsors
12 Sponsors
Mike Wilson
Gary Boswell
Matthew Deneen
Donald Douglas
Stephen Meredith
Robby Mills
John Schickel
Damon Thayer
Lindsey Tichenor
Phillip Wheeler
Gex Williams
Max Wise
First Action
Jan 2, 2024
Latest Action
Apr 12, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
6
State
Kentucky
Session
2024RS
Damon Thayer
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Primary
Donald Douglas
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Primary
Gary Boswell
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Primary
Gex Williams
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Primary
John Schickel
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Lindsey Tichenor
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Matthew Deneen
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Primary
Max Wise
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Mike Wilson
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Primary
Phillip Wheeler
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Primary
Robby Mills
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Primary
Stephen Meredith
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Primary
Motion Text
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Meredith
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Smith
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Thomas
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Williams
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to define terms; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be penalized, discriminated against, or receive any adverse treatment due to the individual's refusal to support or endorse any divisive concept; provide that a student or employee of a public postsecondary education institution shall not be required to endorse a specific ideology or political viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, or graduation and prohibit an institution from inquiring into the individual's political or social viewpoints; provide that any person aggrieved by a violation of this Act has a cause of action against the institution for damages and costs of no less than $1,000 and no more than $100,000 per violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; require the job duties of any individual employed in a diversity, equity, and inclusion role to include the promotion of intellectual diversity; provide that nothing in the section shall be interpreted to infringe upon designated rights of an institution's ability to comply with state or federal law or accreditation standards; require each public postsecondary education institution to conduct a survey in 2025 and 2027 of the institution's students and employees to assess the campus climate with regard to diversity of thought and the respondents' comfort level in speaking freely on campus, regardless of political affiliation or ideology.
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 1
Proposed House Floor Amendment 2
Proposed House Floor Amendment 3
Proposed House Floor Amendment 4
Proposed House Floor Amendment 5
Proposed House Floor Amendment 6
Proposed House Floor Amendment 7
Proposed House Floor Amendment 8
Proposed House Floor Amendment 9
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04/12/2024
Senate
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
03/15/2024
Senate
to Rules (S)
03/15/2024
Senate
received in Senate
03/15/2024
Senate
passed 68-18 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/15/2024
Senate
floor amendments (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) and (8) defeated
03/15/2024
Senate
3rd reading
03/15/2024
Senate
floor amendment (9) filed to Committee Substitute
03/14/2024
Senate
placed in the Orders of the Day
03/14/2024
Senate
taken from Rules
03/14/2024
Senate
floor amendments (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) filed to Committee Substitute
03/14/2024
Senate
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
03/13/2024
House
returned to Education (H)
03/13/2024
Senate
2nd reading
03/13/2024
House
taken from Education (H)
03/12/2024
House
returned to Education (H)
03/12/2024
Senate
1st reading
03/12/2024
House
taken from Education (H)
03/07/2024
House
to Education (H)
02/14/2024
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
02/14/2024
House
received in House
02/13/2024
Senate
passed 26-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/13/2024
Senate
Floor Amendment (1) defeated
02/13/2024
Senate
3rd reading
02/12/2024
Senate
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 13, 2024
02/09/2024
Senate
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/09/2024
Senate
2nd reading, to Rules
02/08/2024
Senate
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
01/03/2024
Senate
to Education (S)
01/02/2024
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
01/02/2024
Senate
introduced in Senate
Sources
KY Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 3, 2024 5:47:30 AM
Record Updated
Apr 16, 2024 7:12:18 AM