House Committee OKs Senate School Safety Bill

The House Education Committee has approved Senate Bill 1, the General Assembly’s landmark measure designed to address growing safety needs in Kentucky schools.   

The measure is based on recommendations from the 2018 School Safety Working Group, which traveled the state to gather feedback from stakeholders and propose solutions to the growing epidemic of school violence. 

Rep. Chris Freeland of Marshall County described the importance of the measure to his community in light of the shooting at Marshall County High School last February, which claimed the lives of two students, Bailey Holt and Preston Cope. 

“The eyes of the nation were on our community last February when this horrific event claimed the lives of two precious children and had a lasting impact on Marshall County,” Rep Chris Freeland said. “I’m proud of the way our community came together in the aftermath of the shooting, and happy to see the General Assembly come together in a bipartisan way to tackle this problem.”

House Majority Leader Bam Carney of Campbellsville co-chaired the working group with Senator Max Wise, and both men presented the bill to the committee. SB 1 now advances to the full House for consideration.