The lower the bill number, the higher the priority — and the newly-released Senate bills 2 and 4 follow a pattern and send a message. Frankfort Republicans see district spending and accountability as pressing problems.
This is just a reset. This is a course correct.Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville)
Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Louisville Sen. Julie Raque Adams, would link pay raises for administrators to those given to teachers. Under the proposal, central office employees could not receive a higher percentage pay raise than educators.
"This is just a reset. This is a course correct, so that we actually prioritize those individuals that teach our kids," Adams said.
Senate Bill 4 sets up a system where new school principals would receive expanded leadership training.
"This is a uniform, mandatory, across-the-board approach where each principal will get specific training for the first five years of their work," Sen. Stephen West explained.
The two new bills are only the latest in a series of measures that would affect Fayette County Public Schools, if approved. Also under consideration are bills taking occupation license tax increases off the table for FCPS and another mandating the publication of budget proposals, monthly financial reports, vendor payments, and audit information — and new timelines surrounding the budget process and public notifications.