The same committee also unanimously passed House Bill 275 this morning.

The bill would set guidelines for teacher misconduct in schools, require a report and complete investigation of sexual misconduct allegations, mandate training and background checks for school employees.

And require job applicants to disclose previous allegations.

The bill would also ban schools from entering a nondisclosure agreement when it relates to misconduct with a student.

Today, a U.K. student spoke in favor of the bill after giving testimony about being sexually abused by a high school teacher.

The teacher who abused me did not stopped after his actions were first questioned.

And I wish I could tell you that my experience is unique.

But since I last sat here before the Education Committee less than a year ago, I've had friends, community members, teachers and strangers tell me their story or a story that happened in their community.

I was not the first person to experience educator sexual misconduct in Kentucky, and I I'm not the last.

The bill sponsor and chair of the House Education Committee, Representative James Tipton, says a similar bill was passed by the full House last year, but the time ran out before it could be considered by the full Senate.