25RS HB 752

House Bill 752

Actions

Last Action	02/19/25: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to salaries of school administrators.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1031
Sponsors	T. Roberts, J. Hodgson
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.350 to require, beginning July 1, 2025, any new or renewal contract of a superintendent shall include a provision to review and adjust the total salary paid and benefits provided at the end of every two contract years; limit the total salary and benefits of a school district superintendent to three times the median Rank I salary on the school district's salary schedule if no less than 50 percent of students in the district are proficient or above, and to two times the median if less than 50 percent are proficient or above; provide that no limit to the superintendent salary applies if 75 percent or more students are proficient or above; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the limitation of salary paid to administrator positions using criteria similar to that established for the superintendent; amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district must compensate all administrators in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of this Act and ensure that the annual aggregate administrator salaries for the district do not exceed ten percent of the total district budget; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - School districts, administrator salaries, limitation Education, Elementary and Secondary - School districts, superintendent salary, limitation Education, Elementary and Secondary - SEEK, district eligibility, restrictions Education, Finance - School districts, administrator salaries, limitation Education, Finance - School districts, superintendent salary, limitation Education, Finance - SEEK, district eligibility, restrictions