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SR137 - A RESOLUTION recognizing April 2024 as Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month.
Amanda Mays Bledsoe, Danny Carroll, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Recognize April 2024 as Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month.
STATUS
Passed
SB52 - AN ACT relating to technology in education and declaring an emergency.
Reginald Thomas, David Yates, Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Last updated 9 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make legislative findings and declarations and establish the Artificial Intelligence in Kentucky's Schools project, establish requirements for the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the project, require the department to design professional development trainings related to artificial intelligence, establish professional development requirement for teachers, administrators, school council members, and school board members, require the trainings be made available to nonpublic schools, require school districts to adopt policies and procedures related to artificial intelligence, require school districts to submit annual report to the department, allow nonpublic schools to voluntarily submit a report, require the department to compile the individual reports and submit a statewide report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to make legislative findings and declarations and establish the Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education project, require the Council on Postsecondary Education to establish an Artificial Intelligence Working Group to provide advice and information to the state's postsecondary institutions, establish membership of working group, require the council to develop guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in postsecondary education, require each public postsecondary institution and each institution licensed by the council to establish institution-level working groups to develop recommendations for the institution's governing board related to artificial intelligence, require institutions to adopt artificial intelligence policies, require each public postsecondary institution and each institution licensed by the council to submit an annual report to the council on artificial intelligence, require the council to compile the individual reports and submit a statewide report to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Oversight and Investigations Committee; amend KRS 156.660 to include computer programming and artificial intelligence in the definition of "technology"; amend KRS 156.670 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish a Council for Education Technology to assist in development of the education technology master plan, establish membership requirements of the council, require the council to assist the department in development of the plan and the approved plan be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission, require the five year plan to include guidelines for the implementation and use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence at both the state and district levels, require the council to develop recommendations related to emerging technology like artificial intelligence, including recommendations related to academic standards and teacher preparation program standards, and submit those to the Kentucky Board of Education or the Education Professional Standards Board; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to establish academic standards related to instruction of computer science that address emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop guidelines to assist school districts and schools in developing curriculum to implement the academic standards; amend KRS 161.028 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to set standards for education preparation programs that address the use of emerging technology, including artificial intelligence; amend KRS 157.615 to conform; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Introduced
SB117 - AN ACT proposing an amendment to Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime.
Gerald A. Neal, David P. Givens, Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Last updated 8 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Propose to amend Section 25 of the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude in all circumstances; provide ballot language; submit to voters for ratification or rejection.
STATUS
Introduced
SB29 - AN ACT relating to property and casualty insurance and declaring an emergency.
Brandon Jackson Storm, Rick Girdler, Matthew D. Deneen
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Creates a new section of Subtitle 20 of KRS Chapter 304 to prohibit assignments under a property or casualty insurance policy; amends KRS 304.14-250 to conform; amends KRS 304.20-060 to insert definitions, to modify coverage required for the repair or replacement of damaged motor vehicle glass, and to prohibit requiring an insured’s use of a particular motor vehicle glass repair shop; amends KRS 304.39-320 to modify the credit that an underinsured motorist insurer is entitled to when providing underinsured motorist coverage; creates a new section of KRS Chapter 367 to regulate motor vehicle glass repair shop trade practices relating to motor vehicle insurance claims, to establish remedies for violation of the section, and to authorize enforcement of the section by the Attorney General; and provides that this Act applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after the effective date of the Act; EMERGENCY.
STATUS
Passed
SB20 - AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.
Matthew D. Deneen, Donald Douglas, Damon Thayer
Last updated 6 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Amends KRS 635.020 to provide that a child 15 years of age or older who is charged with a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall be transferred to Circuit Court to be tried as an adult, to provide that the Commonwealth’s attorney may transfer the child back to District Court after consulting with the county attorney, to provides that the Circuit Court may transfer the child back to District Court if the Circuit Court finds that fewer than two of the factors listed in KRS 640.010 favor keeping the child in Circuit Court, and to provide that a child who has been convicted of a Class A, B, or C felony involving the use of a firearm shall not be eligible for probation or conditional discharge in a proceeding consistent with KRS 640.030.
STATUS
Passed
SR254 - A RESOLUTION honoring the Delta Epsilon chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity on the historic milestone of its 100th anniversary at the University of Kentucky.
Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Honor the Delta Epsilon chapter of Delta fraternity Tau Delta at the University of Kentucky on its 100th anniversary.
STATUS
Passed
SCR189 - A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION establishing the Foster Care and Adoption Efficiency Task Force.
David Yates, Denise Harper Angel, Casey Chambers Armstrong
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Establish the Foster Care and Adoption Efficiency Task Force to examine the foster care system, evaluate timeframes and guidelines once a child comes into state custody, review barriers to foster care homes, and review funding to foster care placements; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
SR185 - A RESOLUTION designating March 3 to 9, 2024, as School Social Work Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Designate March 3 to 9, 2024, as School Social Work Week in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
STATUS
Passed
SR184 - A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring Lesley Gilpin as Kentucky's first National Board-Certified school social worker.
Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Recognize and honor Lesley Gilpin as Kentucky's first National Board Certified school social worker.
STATUS
Passed
SB366 - AN ACT relating to forensic lab technicians.
Johnnie L. Turner, Brandon Jackson Storm, Gary M. Boswell
Last updated 7 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 16 to require the Department of Kentucky State Police to provide for training for forensic lab technicians; require any forensic lab technician that completes training provided for by the department to remain employed with the department for at least five years; provide that if a forensic lab technician does not remain employed with the department for at least five years shall be required to repay training costs incurred by the department.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Kentucky district SD-012
COMMITTEES
Kentucky Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Amanda Mays Bledsoe is running as a Republican candidate for Missouri House of Representatives District 73. Amanda is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia and works as a financial advisor. Amanda is focused on protecting life, religious freedoms, veterans, and law enforcement. She wants to limit government overreach and fight for tax reform. She also prioritizes educational opportunities, health care accessibility, and support for small businesses.read less
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