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A
Good
morning,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
senate
standing
committee
on
education.
This
is
our
11th
meeting
of
the
session.
I
call
this
meeting
to
order
any
members
in
the
audience.
If
you
have
a
cell
phone
or
any
members
on
the
committee,
I
ask
you
to
please
turn
that
to
silent
or
vibrate
as
we
conduct
our
business
today.
A
A
Present
we
do
have
a
quorum.
Do
the
constitution
to
do
business.
As
you
all
know,
this
is
the
time
of
session
where
a
lot
of
meetings
are
going
on.
We
have
committee
members
presenting
bills
coming
in
and
out
of
committees,
so
we're
going
to
move
as
quickly
as
we
can
with
the
bills
I'm
going
to
go
first.
This
is
going
to
be
somewhat
out
of
order
in
respect
to
senator
smith
who's
here
and
he
has
to
go
to
a
press
conference
soon
house
bill
221
an
act
relating
to
school
bus
safety.
A
A
Thank
you
both
we've.
We
do
have
a
committee
sub
members.
This
was
just
passed
out
by
lauren
to
you,
a
committee
sub
for
house
bill
221..
I
would
like
to
move
for
adoption
of
that
committee
sub.
We
have
a
motion.
A
C
I've
driven
by
and
watched
him
grow
up
and
he's
always
set
out
there
in
very
special
circumstances,
and
and
everybody
in
our
area
has
always
known
him
to
be
there
matter
of
fact,
if
there's
days
that
they
don't
see
him,
that
people
call
to
make
sure
that
he's
he's.
C
So
the
bill,
that's
in
front
of
you
today,
is
a
bill
to
simply
put
a
stop
and
address
the
fact
that
there
are
still
people
out
there
that
will
blow
past
the
school
bus
without
any
regard
of
what
may
happen
by
those
actions
and
at
this
time,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
representative
hale
to
explain
the
details.
Thank.
D
Thank
you
senator
wise
and
members
of
the
committee
today
it
is,
it
is
really
an
honor
of
mine
today
to
be
before
you
to
present.
I
think,
a
bill
that
has
that
has
very
much
important
significance
to
it
today.
D
The
legislation
that
I
bring
before
you
today
was
some
that
was
started
several
years
ago,
actually
not
by
not
by
myself,
but
the
bill
that
I'm
bringing
before
you
today
is
certainly
had
many
significant
changes
to
what
this
originally
began.
With
I
come
to
you
today
with
house
bill
221,
and
I
will
try
to
be
brief.
I
know
we
have
a
lot
of
bills
on
the
agenda
today,
but
what
this
is.
D
D
This
is
a
voluntary.
This
is
not
nothing
with
mandates.
It's
completely
voluntary
that
if
any
school
district
in
our
state
so
chose
that
they
wanted
to
have
installed
on
their
fleet
of
school
buses,
cameras
that
would
detect
illegal
passing
activities
that
these
cameras
would
detect
that
that
activity.
It
would
record
that
license
plate
of
that
car,
and
I
know,
there's
been
some
concerns
with
some
people
on
privacy
issues
and
I'm
certainly
willing
to
address
that
in
questions.
If
people
have
them,
but
this
bill
has
a,
I
think,
a
tremendous
amount
of
stuff
in
it.
D
It
requires
that
local
law
enforcement
be
involved
in
this,
as
well
as
as
far
as
there
being
a
fine
that
would
be
imposed
on
that
individual,
whoever
that
was.
D
First
off
this,
this
does
have
no
physical
impact
it.
This
does
not
legalize
cameras,
because
there
are
a
few
districts
in
the
state
of
kentucky
today
that
already
have
these
these.
These
are
very
expensive
things
to
install
to
a
bus.
I
was
given
actually
monetary
numbers
on
this,
and
I
can't
verify
this
for
sure,
but
I
was
told
that
to
install
the
cameras
on
a
bus
would
cost
approximately
ten
thousand
dollars
per
bus.
D
This
bill
right
here
would
give
those
districts
the
opportunity
to
have
that
done
at
absolutely
no
cost
to
them,
whoever
they
entered
into
with
a
contract
with
that
vendor
would
install
the
cameras,
maintain
the
cameras,
collect
the
data,
and
so
I
I
think
it's.
I
think
it's
something
that
I
hope
that
we
can
get
through
this
committee
today
and
and
pass
through
the
through
the
senate.
D
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
representative.
Hale.
Thank
you
for
you
know,
and,
and
I
you
mentioned,
that
under
current
law,
this
is
this
is
legal
today,
so
that
it
is,
and-
and
I've
mentioned
my
concerns
to
you
about
this-
circumventing
current
the
current
judicial
system.
As
far
as
the
way
we
do
do
fines
and
and
address
those
who
break
the
law,
but
previous
bills
have
have
mentioned
the
distribution
of
fees,
and
I
don't
see
that
in
here
other
than
the
fine.
E
D
Well,
thank
you
senator.
I
appreciate
the
question
and
we
have
had
several
conversations
up
on
the
on
that.
The
fines,
of
course,
would
be
set
by
the
by
the
local
entities
there.
The
first
violation
could
not
be
more
than
three
hundred
dollars
for
the
first
fine.
Now
it
doesn't
have
to
be
three
hundred
dollars.
D
It
could
be
less
than
that,
but
if,
if
it
was
set
at
a
maximum
three
hundred
dollars
for
the
first
offense
and
then
five
hundred
dollars
for
the
next
offense,
if
there
would
be
one
of
that
three
hundred
dollars,
twenty
five
dollars
of
that
amount
would
go
to
the
local
sheriff
for
bringing
this
to
whomever
the
individual.
Was
that
committed
the
violation
and
then
of
that
amount
that
would
be
remaining
and
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
a
specific
dollar
amount.
D
But
of
that
amount
that
would
be
remaining
approximately
forty
percent
of
that
would
go
to
the
school,
and
sixty
percent
of
that
then,
would
go
to
the
to
the
to
the
to
the
yes
to
the
hosting
whoever
the
vendor
was
to
help
defray
that
expense.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thanks
for
the
presentation
have
law
enforcement
association
spoken
out
on
this.
Do
you
have
their
support
chiefs,
sheriffs,
fop,.
D
Thank
you
senator
carol.
That
is
a
great
question
and
we
did
we.
We
spoke
to
local
several
law
enforcement
agencies
on
this.
The
the
sheriff's
association
are
in
full
compliance
with
this
they're
in
full
agreement.
With
this
they
we
they
had
some
issues
at
the
first,
but
we,
I
think
we
rectified
that
with
those
sheriffs
association
and
they
are
on
full
support
with
us
on
this.
C
If
I
may
senator
carol
it's
kind
of
unique,
my
concern
was
where
the
data
is,
but
the
way
this
is
handled
it's
handled
locally
there
in
the
department,
the
the
bus
only
triggers
the
camera
when
the
arms
out
that
is
correct,
and
so
at
that
point
it
would
capture
the
individual.
That's
violating
that's
decided
that
this
is
not
something
they're
going
to
stop
for,
so
it's
only
going
to
trigger
it.
C
If
you're
violating
they
go
straight
back
into
the
data
center
they're
at
the
sheriff's
department,
so
other
than
just
normal
data
collection,
which
will
probably
trigger
I'm
going
to
assume
that
there's
been
a
violation
for
the
look
at
it,
a
lot
of
that,
maybe
it
will
be
handled
by
dispatch.
I
would
assume-
and
then
they'd
have
the
stuff
for
the
data
to
process
that
so
I'm
not
sure
it
it
would
have
to
have.
C
F
According
to
this,
the
the
officer
has
to
make
a
sworn
statement,
so
they're
obviously
going
to
have
to
review
it.
So
I
mean
I'd,
you
have
manpower
shortages
as
it
stands.
It's
optional,
I
get
it,
but
I
can
see
that
being
a
struggle.
D
Well,
the
senator
carroll,
the
the
data
of
course
that
would
be
collected
would
be
collected
through
the
vendor's
ability
to
collect
that
data
and
then
sent
that
information
back
to
whoever
the
local
law
enforcement
was.
I
will
certainly
not
disagree
with
you
on
that.
I
think
there
could
be
a
possibility
that
maybe
personnel
may
not
in
some
of
our
smaller
districts,
some
of
our
smaller
counties.
That
could
be
a
possible
issue.
There
was-
and
if
I
might
add,
mr
chairman,
just
one
more
real
quick
comment.
A
D
There
were
there
were
over
2
800
school
bus
drivers
in
kentucky
on
a
specific
day
that
was
set
aside
for
them
to
if
they
could
to
make
a
note
or
to
write
down
something
that
they
saw
a
violation
happen,
and
I
was
astounded
by
these
numbers
on
that
one
specific
day
of
20
over
28
a
little
over
2
800
school
bus
drivers
in
kentucky
they
detected
475
passing
violations
in
one
in
a
one
day's
period
of
time.
I
was
astounded
at
that
it.
I
think
it's
something
that
is
happening.
D
What
we're
trying
to
do
here
would
not
never
bring
back
my
senator's
friend.
We
realized
that,
but
my
my
purpose
of
this
is
hopefully
we
could
change
the
driving
habits
of
individuals
when
it
comes
to
a
stopped
school
bus,
and
there
are
specifics
in
this
bill
as
to
where
you
have
to
stop.
Who
has
to
stop
if
you're
approaching
a
stopped
school
bus,
of
course,
from
a
two-lane
road,
you
are
required
to
stop.
D
If
you
are
approaching
a
bus
from
a
four
lane,
or
even
a
six
lane,
if
there
is
no
barrier
or
if
there's
no
grass
meeting
median,
there
you're
required
to
stop,
but
if
there
is
a
barrier
or
a
median
in
between
that,
then
you're
not
required
to
stop
approaching,
but
there
if
there
is,
if
there
isn't,
if
it's
just
a
black
top
another
turning
lane,
you're
still
required
to
stop,
and
so
that
gives
I
think
direction.
And
honestly,
this
is
the
first
time
in
over
40
years
that
we've
we've
tried
to
update
these.
G
D
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Senator
these,
these
cameras
that
that
will
be
mounted
on
this
bus.
There
will
probably
be-
and
I
may
not
be
exactly
right,
but
there
will
probably
be
somewhere
either
four
or
five
different
cameras
that
will
be
used.
D
G
My
question
more
was
like
license
plate
readers,
we
think
of
as
not
the
same
thing
as
like
a
body
cam
video
footage
that
you,
you
know
are
gonna
have
to
go
in
there
and
start
scrolling
up.
I
mean
that's
different
than
real
time.
These
are
the
people
that
just
passed
this
road.
You
know
I'm
saying
like
I'm
not
sure
what
kind
of
cameras
we're
talking
about
here
and
if,
if
we're
doing
license
plate,
readers
and
body,
cam
style
cameras
or
what
all
cameras
well.
D
The
cameras,
the
cameras,
are
very
high-tech
cameras
and
they're
going
to
they're
going
to
be
able
to
detect
the
imagery
very
clear
and
very
plain,
but
I
want
to
make
this
very
plain
also
in
in
one
of
the
parts
of
this
bill,
anything
that
would
be
detected
as
far
as
a
facial
recognition.
D
Anything
that
would
be
picked
up
on
that
camera
would
would
not
be
used
in
in
the
giving
a
citation
as
far
as
that,
so
that
would
all
be
eliminated
in
a
race,
but
this
is
only
to
detect
that
specific
violation
of
that
vehicle
collecting
the
number
of
that
license
tag.
D
Later,
we'll
review
the
footage
thing
well,
it
is
recorded
as
it
would
happen,
of
course,
the
the
re
the
camera
recording
only
comes
on
when
the
stop
arm
comes
out.
When
that
is
when
the
stop
arm
comes
out,
the
camera
would
immediately
start
to
record
when
it
would
go
back
in
it
would
quit
recording,
but
it
would
instantly
record
that,
of
course,
the
data
then
would
have
to
go
back
to
the
center
and
it
would
have
to
be
reviewed
through
the
through
the
process.
A
H
H
D
Sir,
yes,
sir,
there
must
be
a
barrier
or
a
break
in
the
in
the
pavement
there.
If
you
just
had
a
turning
lane,
you
would
be
required
to
stop
yes,
sir.
Thank
you.
D
H
A
A
F
It
would
be
my
preference
that
law
enforcement
officials
had
more
of
a
say
in
this
as
far
as
making
the
final
decision,
because
this
is
going
to
fall
in
their
lap
and
there
are
manpower
issues
associated
with
this
and
oftentimes
within
a
county.
The
judge
executive
and
the
sheriff
don't
quite
see
eye
to
eye,
and
so
this
is
a
law
enforcement
function.
I
think
the
final
approval
really
should
come
through
them,
but
I
will
vote.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
E
I
G
Mr
chairman,
I've
debated
on
what
I'm
voting
on
this,
because
I
keep
hearing
different
things
I
feel
like.
We
don't
have
license
plate
readers.
So
that's
a
good
thing
now
I
just
heard
senator
higdon
say
we're
circumventing
the
judicial
process
and
I
feel
like
this.
It's
on
school
buses,
but
we're
in
the
wrong
committee
to
discuss
this,
because
I'm
literally
in
judiciary
committee
right
now-
and
I
need
to
look
at
it
through
those
lenses-
I'd
like
to
vote
for
this,
but
I
don't
think
I
can
right
now
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
pass.
K
J
Senator
hale
I've
got
a
lot
of
things
going
on
right
now
with
respect
to
my
responsibilities,
but
your
bill
was
one
I
took
some
time
and
actually
read,
and
I
really
like
your
bill.
Thank
you.
As
my
colleagues
know
this
year
I
filed
a
bill
to
have
cameras
on
stoplights,
because
I've
seen
a
problem
in
urban
cities
of
people
running
red
lights
and
that's
a
very
dangerous
that
can
cause
a
lot:
a
loss
of
life.
J
In
fact,
I've
seen
that
loss
of
life
occur
in
my
own
district
and,
of
course,
that
bill
has
not
gotten
very
far
this
year,
but
I
think
your
bill
is
a
step
in
that
right
direction,
because
what
we're
really
talking
about
here,
fundamentally
representative
hale,
is
saving
children's
lives.
Sir,
I
mean
your
your
system,
your
statistic
of
475
people
running
school
bus
signs
in
a
day
is
scary
and
I
don't
and
I
don't
think
we
should
wait
until
we
have
blood
on
the
streets
before
we
act.
J
I
mean
I
I
think
in
our
in
our
technological
age,
if
we
can
use
cameras
to
turn
people
from
running,
stop
signs
on
school
buses
or
red
lights.
On
street
corners,
that's
a
good
thing
for
the
kentucky
people,
it
saves
lives.
So
I
so
I
took
the
time
to
read
your
bill.
I
like
it
I'm
going
to
vote.
I
thank
you.
A
C
D
A
You
representative,
thanks
senator
smith.
We
do
have
an
introduction
of
a
special
guest.
I
want
to
make
senator
higdon
came
in.
He
has
a
guest
who
wants
to
recognize.
E
I
A
A
Representative
welcome
to
the
senate
education
committee
meeting.
We
have
house
bill
57
and
declaring
an
emergency
welcome.
This
morning
we
do
have
a
committee
sub
on
the
bill
before
you
get
into
discussion
on
the
bill.
I
would
like
for
the
committee
to
go
ahead
and
move
for
adoption
on
that.
Do
we
have
a
motion?
A
I
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you.
Members
of
the
committee
representative,
brandon
reid,
representing
the
24th
house
district
house,
bill
517
is
simply
known,
as
the
wyatt's
act
is
simply
if
you're
counted
absent
from
school.
For
our
pages,
this
allows
those
individuals
not
to
be
counted
absent
towards
their
perfect
attendance
and
also
brings
forth
a
long-standing
statute
in
commonwealth
of
kentucky
for
our
state,
fair.
All
the
students
in
commonwealth
kentucky
get
a
day
at
the
state
fair.
It
was
kind
of
hidden
in
statute.
This
brings
it
to
the
forefront.
A
A
E
A
A
11
I
vote
unanimous
and
and
receiving
representative
thanks
for
bringing
this.
I
know
that
the
grec
area
down
there
in
the
bowling
green
region
had
brought
this
issue
up
with
me
before.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
of
committee.
Do
we
have
motion
for
consent?
A
A
Next,
on
the
agenda
is
house
bill,
663
enact
relating
to
financial
disclosures
of
post-secondary
education
institutions.
The
bill
sponsor
is
representative,
bobby
mccool
representative.
Thank
you.
So
you've
got
some
guests
with
you
today.
If
you
would
identify
yourself
first
for
the
record,
then
let
your
guests
introduce
themselves.
Please
proceed.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
bobby
mccool
state
representative,
97th
district.
I
A
I
I
Actually
this
bill
doesn't
cost
anything
to
implement
at
all,
and
it
actually
will
provide
financial
standings
to
all
the
the
house
and
also
council
post-secondary
education.
So
if
there
is
an
issue,
then
those
issues
can
be
addressed
early
and
and
dealt
with
this.
This
bill
has
has
been
worked
through
with
all
the
with
with
the
council
of
post-secondary
education,
uk
eastern
kentucky
university,
western
kentucky
university,
morehead
state,
university,
kctcs
and
and
also
improvement
of
kentucky
state
university.
I
So
I
have
received
zero
negative
comments
about
this
bill,
but
I
believe
it
will
will
help
us
in
the
future
from
ever
having
to
revisit
what
we
did
this
year.
Thank.
E
Chairman-
and
I
just
want
to
thank
representative
cool
for
bringing
this
obviously
your
word-
I've
been
working
on
the
kentucky
state
university
issue
all
session
and
representative
mccool.
In
our
conversations
we
said
we
want
to
make
sure
nothing
like
this
ever
happens
at
another
one
of
our
public
institutions,
and
I
believe
this
is
a
is
a
common
sense
approach.
It's
just
another
check
on
the
box
that
we
can
do
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
find
ourselves
in
that
situation
again
at
any
of
our
universities.
Thank
you,
mr.
L
L
Our
representatives
already
mentioned
kentucky
state,
but
in
my
10
years
at
the
council,
we've
also
had
two
private
institutions
close
as
well
and
so
we're
very
interested
in
their
financial
stability,
and
this
will
help
that
and
we
stand
ready
to
to
collect
these
reports
and
investigate.
Should
the
certifications
not
be
made.
F
I
I'll
address
it,
if
you
don't
mind
as
well,
we
want
this
to
be
as
simple
as
we
could.
They
do
sign
a
letter
affidavit
from
the
president
and
also
the
chair
of
the
board,
saying
that
they
are
in
good
standings
and
they
have
done
an
audit,
but
as
as
far
as
any
additional
material,
we
didn't
put
it
in
this
field.
All.
A
J
Mr
explain
my
I
vote.
If
I
may,
please
please
proceed.
Thank
you,
mr
chair.
I
think
this
is
a
good
bill.
Representative
tipton,
I
know
you
and
I
have
talked
a
lot
about
some
issues
we
faced
and
I
think
it's
fair
to
acknowledge.
Just
in
my
short
nine
years
being
here
that
kentucky
yours
hasn't
been
the
only
university
that
I've
seen
you
know
come
across
this
general
assembly
where
there
have
been,
you
know,
questions
of
of
financial
solvency
and
and
the
need
for
for
more
additional
money.
J
So
I
think
this
is
a
step
in
the
right
directions.
It's
always
good
for
us
to
be
proactive.
I
don't
want
to
see
any
institution
in
the
future.
You
know
come
to
us
at
the
last
minute.
You
know
requesting
additional
funds.
I
think
there's
a
step
in
the
right
direction.
J
I
even
go
so
far
as
to
say
that
that
I
think
senator
carl's
proposal
probably
should
some
we
should
look
at
maybe
next
year
you
know,
maybe
maybe
looking
at
having
them
certify
or
verify
their
audits
as
a
way
of
of
verifying.
You
know
what
what
the
president
reagan
say:
trust
but
verify
verifying
that
their
sworn
statement
is
indeed
correct,
so
this
is
good.
I
applaud
you
representative
tipton
from
doing
this.
This
certainly
has
my
eye
vote.
A
We
have
a
motion.
Senator
gibbons,
I
heard
a
second
from
senator
denise
harper
angel.
I
was
in
favor
placing
the
bill
on
consent.
Please
duplicate
aye,
all
those
opposed
bill
of
carries.
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you
very
much.
Next
bill
on
the
agenda
is
house
bill.
680
an
act
relating
to
creating
a
virtual
computer
science
career
academy.
The
bill
sponsor
is
state
representative,
ed,
massey,.
A
M
M
You
very
much
I'm
very
excited
about
this
bill.
Many
of
you
know
that
I've
been
involved
in
education,
most
of
my
life
about
30
years,
and
we
obviously
are
always
looking
for
ways
to
create
new
opportunities
for
kids
to
learn
and
in
many
of
our
communities.
It's
hard
to
get
teachers
these
days,
especially
technology
type
teachers
that
allow
these
kids
to
be
on
par,
to
get
good
jobs
that
are
available
in
their
well-paying
jobs.
M
So
what
this
bill
does
is
creates
a
mechanism
for
a
career
virtual
technology
center
that
will
allow
those
students
by
virtual
means
to
be
able
to
get
some
of
those
credits.
Those
those
needs
met
that
will
allow
them
to
get
those
high
paying
jobs,
give
them
opportunities
that
other
students
that
some
students
are
denied,
because
it's
just
simply
their
locale
and
the
inability
of
those
communities
to
get
those
types
of
teachers.
M
N
On
head
staff,
sorry
about
that
I'll
repeat!
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
and
thank
you
for
pointing
out.
My
bike
was
off
been
a
while,
since
I've
done
this
in
2020
the
u.s
department
of
education
selected,
I
lead
academy
in
carrollton
as
one
of
five
high
schools
in
america
to
create
innovative
strategies
for
expanding
access
to
commuter
science,
education
for
rural
students.
They
had
a
rural
tech
challenge
we
applied
for
that.
N
I
think
what
put
our
program
over
the
top
is
our
partnership
with
the
inner
alliance
of
greater
cincinnati,
which
is
an
organization
of
fortune
500
companies
in
the
cincinnati
and
northern
kentucky
area
who
have
a
four-year
work,
based
learning
experience
for
students
and
then
that
culminates
in
a
paid
internship
in
their
senior
year.
So
we
have
18
students
right
now.
N
Learning
with
our
teacher
at
I
lead
in
synchronous
instruction
they
meet
every
day
and
they
are
taking
an
introductory
class
they'll
move
into
college-level
work
next
year
and
be
able
to
complete
up
to
21
hours
of
college
credit
toward
a
computer
science
degree
with
us.
So
our
goal
and
what
we
told
the
department
of
education,
the
u.s
department
of
education
we
do-
is
make
an
effort
to
expand
that
to
students
throughout
the
state.
If
we
see
that
it
works,
our
students
are
succeeding.
N
The
thing
that
is
the
most
appealing
to
us
is
folks
who
educate
rural
students
is
the
opportunity
for
them
to
get
into
these
jobs
that
are
seventy
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
a
year
jobs
and
do
them
from
home
in
their
rural
communities,
be
tax,
paying
citizens
of
carroll,
county
or
henry
county
or
campbell
county.
You
know
taylor
county,
and
so
that's
a
really
critical
component
of
what
we're
trying
to
do.
M
I
would
point
out
too
that
senator
gibbons
has
has
had
discussions
with
us
on
this
as
well,
and
I
wanted
to
give
him
a
shout
out
for
that,
because
he's
been
part
of
this
as
we've
developed
it,
it's
gone
through
the
house
and
and
now
has
made
it
over
here
to
the
senate.
So
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
to
the
members
that
we've
also
through
this
effort
and
encouraged,
and
he
has
been
a
part
of
that
plan.
Thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
First
off
I
love
the
concept,
but
second
of
all,
I'm
looking
at
this
on
page
one,
approximately
in
line
12
through
16
anyway,
the
issue
I
hear
what
I
just
heard
was
that
the
u.s
department
of
education
had
a
competitive
bidding
process
and
you
guys
won
the
bid
because
you
came
out
on
top
for
the
in
the
rural
tech
challenge.
G
M
I
will
give
you
the
best
answer.
I
can
I
I've
read
through
this,
and
while
it
does
identify
we
lead,
I
don't
think
it
identifies
it
as
the
sole
source
of
anybody.
That's
able
to
provide
this.
I
believe
that
they're,
we
obviously
competitiveness
is
good,
because
competitiveness
drives
a
better
quality
outcome
and
a
better
quality
product.
We
were
trying
to
create
the
mechanism
that
would
allow
this
this
to
proceed,
and
that's
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish
here.
That
is
the
goal
of
this
bill
is
to
create
a
mechanism
where
this
work
can
continue.
M
M
Obviously,
one
of
the
things
that
keeps
people
returning
to
our
criminal
justice
system
is
not
having
jobs,
not
having
hope,
and
this
will
give
these
students
that
may
not
otherwise
have
this
opportunity,
a
circumstance
where
they
could
engage
in
a
thing
that
they're
interested
in
that
they
can
get
good
jobs
and
participate
in
the
community.
So
I
I
don't
think
the
bill
was
ever
intended,
as
I
understand
it
to
to
totally
solely
make.
We
lead
the
only
supplier,
it's
just
the
mechanism
we
created.
M
G
Follow
up
mr
chairman,
please
proceed,
then.
Can
we
maybe
look
at
a
quickie
amendment
to
remove
language
on
lines,
11
and
12
that
says
principal
activities
for
developing
coordinating
implementing
the
company
shall
be
conducted
by
we
lead
cs?
I
don't
see
how
we
get
out
of
shall
be
and
have
anybody
else
competing
for
this.
This
doesn't
even
go
into
a
contract
like
normal.
M
My
response
to
that
is
that,
under
this
particular
program,
in
order
for
them
to
be
successful
to
fulfill
what
they're
trying
to
do
for
the
state,
it's
that
what
they
shall
do.
I
don't
think
it's
saying
that
it
shall
eliminate
anybody
else.
I
think
it's
what
they
shall
do.
That's
my
response,
I'll!
Let
you
weigh
in
if
you'd
like
it.
N
Exactly
I
there's
no
intention
for
us
to
have
a
proprietary
license
or
or
contract
with
the
state
to
provide
this.
It
would
be
completely
voluntary
of
school
districts
wanting
to
engage
in
it,
I'm
from
louisville.
So
I
can,
I
can
speak
jefferson.
County
may
want
to
do
this
themselves.
I
mean,
I
think
it
would
be
impossible
for
us
to
figure
out
how
to
serve
all
of
the
students
in
jefferson
county
that
that
might
want
to
be
a
part
of
it.
So,
in
my
mind,
part
of
what
we're
doing
is
applying
for
other
federal
funding.
N
So
we've
applied
for
a
national
science
foundation
grant
through
the
cs
for
all
program.
We've
applied
for
a
grant
to
grow.
Northern
kentucky
submitted
a
grant
for
us
through
the
eda
arpa
money,
and
so
we
would
expend
those
things
to
develop
the
pathways
and
develop
the
program,
but
it's
open
source.
In
my
mind
I
mean
we're
using
government
funding
now
to
create
the
program,
and
so
if
jefferson,
county
or
fayette
county
came
along
and
said,
we
want
to
develop
a
virtual
computer
science
career
academy.
There's
nothing
we're
looking
to
copyright
or
trademark
about
that.
M
A
A
G
Mr
chairman,
I
still
don't
have
really
solid
handle
like
specific
wording
here.
How
we're
solving
this
problem.
I
just
heard
marketing
speeches
and
I
would
like
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
exactly
what's
going
on,
because
I
think,
if
you're
going
to
have
a
grant
writer,
that's
bringing
in
grants
on
behalf
of
commonwealth,
that's
also
a
contracted
service.
Anybody,
that's
not
an
employee
of
this
commonwealth
typically
needs
to
go
through
an
rfp
process,
whether
it's
grant
writing
services,
whether
it's
program,
support
or
any
other
type
services.
So
this
isn't
something
I'm
used
to
seeing.
G
A
K
Mr
chairman,
I
know
alicia
pretty
well.
I've
visited
the
ilead
academy
several
years
back
and
was
thoroughly
impressed
with
the
work
they
were
doing
drawn
from
several
counties
and
realizing.
This
is
something
that
should
be
happening
all
over
the
commonwealth
and
the
students.
You
know
the
things
that
they
were
being
exposed
to
and
and
being
able
to
explore.
K
So
I
really
look
forward
to
what's
going
to
happen
with
this
with
we
lead
cs.
Thank.
A
A
L
I
am
walker
thomas
I'm
state
representative
in
district
8
down
in
western
kentucky.
L
And
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
appreciate
you
having
us
here.
This
is
the
first
time
I
think
I've
ever
had
the
steam
pleasure
of
presenting
in
the
senate
education
there.
So,
mr
chairman,
there
is
a
sub
and
some
amendments
that
came
over
from
the
house.
I
don't
know
if
you
can
assemble
the
full
bill
first
or
emotional.
L
Already,
okay
just
wanted
to
make
sure.
Yes,
sir
all
right!
Well,
if
with
that,
we
all
know
how
many
shortage
we
have
in
teachers
right
now,
and
so
I'm
in
sec,
I'm
going
to
let
miss
fort
explain
kind
of
what
this
does,
but
it
was
kind
of
funny.
Last
night
I
was
down
at
planet
fitness
on
elliptical
machine.
I
was
watching
the
cbs
world
news
and
sure
enough.
L
O
O
We
know
this
is
happening
not
just
here
in
kentucky,
but
across
our
nation
because
of
this
shortage.
I
think
it's
time
for
us
to
think
differently
about
ways
to
recruit
the
very
best
resource
for
our
students.
This
bill
is
one
way
to
address
the
need
with
a
new
initiative
or
option
towards
teacher
certification.
O
O
These
future
teachers
will
be
working
in
our
schools,
alongside
a
master
teacher,
to
gain
valuable
and
extensive
training
and
opportunities
to
teach.
This
new
option
will
allow
people
from
our
communities
to
be
hired
as
full-time
paraprofessionals,
while
participating
in
an
accelerated
program
that
leads
towards
a
bachelor's
degree
and
teacher
certification
in
christian
county.
We
are
seeing
a
very
similar
teacher
residency
program
in
a
neighboring
state
and
county,
and
it
is
successful
in
my
role
as
teacher
recruiter.
O
It
is
very
challenging
right
now
to
fill
those
vacancies
and
to
recruit
new
people
in
the
classroom
in
this
profession.
This
bill
could
be
a
game
changer
for
districts
who
are
interested
in
growing
their
own.
We
want
a
pipeline
of
teachers
to
recruit,
who
live
in
our
community,
who
know
our
kids
and
have
a
passion
for
teaching.
O
We
know
this
is
a
sound
investment.
I
know
my
why
it's
the
students
in
christian
county
and
it's
the
students
across
the
state
they
need
and
they
deserve
the
very
best
teachers,
and
I
know
some
of
those
future
teachers
are
living
in
my
hometown
in
your
hometown.
They
just
need
a
different
path
towards
teacher
certification.
O
A
Thank
you
for
your
testimony.
It's
great
bill.
We
have
a
question
or
a
comment
from
senator
wilson.
Thank.
K
You,
mr
chairman,
excuse
me
miss
fort.
I
really
like
what
y'all
are
doing
with
this
bill,
and
I
tell
you
I
worked
with
a
company
that
we
did
workforce
actually
marketing
for
workforce
and
one
of
the
things
and
we
actually
worked
with
a
school
district
and
you
know
for
helping
trying
to
recruit
teachers
to
that
district.
K
One
of
the
things
that
it's
always
baffled
me
is
that
the
schools
themselves
have
a
pool
of
students
right
there,
potentially
to
be
teachers,
yet
we
don't
do
anything
to
recruit
them
into
the
teaching
field
or
any
other
field.
For
that
matter.
It's
always
about
to
college,
to
college,
to
college
or
post-secondary.
K
So
I
I
would
encourage
you
that
this
is
something
that
could
go
a
little
further
into
like
videos
that
they
could
view,
because
what
you
just
shared
with
me
is
your
wine
and
every
single
teacher.
I've
ever
talked
to
asked
them.
Why
did
you
go
into
teaching?
They
never
said
for
the
pension.
The
first
thing
that
came
out
of
their
mouths
was,
I
wanted
to
make
a
difference
in
kids
lives,
and
so
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
F
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
quickly,
as
far
as
the
the
academic
requirements
in
completing
this
in
three
years
are,
are
the
requirements
adjusted?
Is
there
certain
credit
given
for
time
within
the
school
system,
with
a
mentor
or.
O
Yes,
because
of
like
the
student
teaching
experience,
those
practicum
opportunities
are
built
in
because
they're
assigned
a
mentor
teacher
that
they're
working
with
for
the
three
years,
so
the
school's
in
the
after
in
the
evening,
they're
paraprofessionals
during
the
day.
Getting
that
hands-on
experience
and
then
taking
those
classes
at
night
still
aligned
with
it
with
a
university
their
partner.
So.
O
It's
up
to
them,
it
would
still
be
yes,
I
would
still
be
all
through
an
accreditation
of
absolutely
you
have
to
meet
those
those
requirements.
Yes,
sir.
A
G
Thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
this.
I
love
this
and
it's
so
fun
to
see
all
the
exciting
ideas
that
come
over
from
the
house
that
nobody
in
the
senate
has
been
talking
about.
We've
barely
we've
been
talking
about
the
concept,
but
I've
never
seen
a
bill
and
I'm
just
this
is
the
last
almost
the
last
stage
and
so
we're
almost
done,
which
means,
I
think
and
hope
this
is
going
to
actually
go
into
effect,
and
I'm
so
excited
about
that.
So
thank
you
and
congratulations.
A
All
right
by
vote
of
10
ivotes
bill
passes.
Congratulations,
representative,
thomas
nice
work
on
this.
We
have
a
motion
for
consent,
senator
wilson
to
have
a
second
second
center
southworth.
All
those
in
favor
of
placing
277
extent
plea
deuce
by
saying
aye
and
all
those
opposed
motion
carries.
Congratulations.
L
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
I'm
going
to
ask
senator
higdon
if
I
can
borrow
his
assistant,
because
she's
been
following
me
with
all
three
meetings:
I've
had
this
morning
so
she's.
My
good
luck,
charm
too.
So
awesome.
A
Thank
y'all.
Thank
you,
representative.
The
the
primary
spencer
primary
sponsor
of
house
bill
290
asked
me
to
pass
over
that
bill.
That
will
not
be
heard
today
that
will
not
be
heard
today
house
bill
290..
I
cannot
say
this
will
be
our
last
meeting
of
this
general
session.
So
members,
please
stay
tuned
to
your
emails
and
messages,
as
we
may
still
have
other
meetings,
as
we
finish
up
to
have
motion
for
adjournment.
Thank
you.