Kentucky House passes bill to excuse up to 10 snow days this year
STAFF REPORT
Friday, March 14, 2014 — Legislation that would allow schools in Nelson County to excuse up to 10 instructional days missed this year passed the Kentucky House today in a 82-8 vote.
State Rep. David Floyd voted for the bill.
House Bill 410, sponsored by Rep. John Will Stacy, D-West Liberty, would take effect immediately upon becoming law. Although students would be excused on the instruction days made possible if HB 410 becomes law, teachers and other school employees would still work on those days.
Many of the state’s 173 public school districts have missed over 10 days of school this winter due to snow, ice, or bitter cold.
“HB 410 is simply the bill that allows some relief for our struggling school districts after the disastrous winter that we’ve had,” Stacy said. “It allows them to go ahead and plan the remainder of their school year.”
Rep. Adam Koenig, R-Erlanger, was one of the 8 who voted against the bill. He said in the eight years he has served in the House it was the third time they have forgiven 10 days of missed school
“And I vote against it every time,” he said. “And it’s bound to catch up with us at some point.”
HB 410 now goes to the Senate.
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