KY House committee advances bill requiring teaching applicants to reveal past misconduct allegations

A Kentucky House committee advanced a bill Tuesday to bolster disclosure requirements meant to reveal past misconduct allegations when teachers seek jobs in other school districts.

Republican Rep. James Tipton said his bill seeks to strike a balance between providing transparency to protect children while safeguarding the due process rights of educators. The bill won bipartisan support in clearing the House Education Committee, sending the proposal to the full House.

Tipton, the committee chairman, said he introduced the measure in response to a series of stories last year by the Lexington Herald-Leader that focused on teacher sexual misconduct.