| Last Action | 03/27/25: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 103) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to primary school. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 103
Current/Final Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 1211 |
| Sponsors | T. Truett, S. Lewis, C. Aull, T. Bojanowski, J. Decker, C. Fugate, D. Grossberg, S. Heavrin, K. Jackson, B. McCool, S. Stalker, J. Tipton |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten students to be given a universal screener within the final 10 instructional days of the school year; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year require that a student remain in kindergarten for an additional year if he or she did not make adequate progress in kindergarten; prohibit a school from requiring a student who turns seven by August 1 to remain in kindergarten; require the school to reevaluate the reading improvement plan of any student remaining in kindergarten; allow a student provided an additional year in kindergarten to advance through the primary program when it is determined to be in the student's best interest. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, universal screener, within final 10 instructional days, requirement Children and Minors - Kindergarten, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| Governor's Veto Message | Veto |
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| 02/27/25 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Fiscal Note to House Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except require the universal screener be given to kindergarten students within the final 14 instructional days rather than the final 10 instructional days; change the conditions required for retention of a kindergarten student; limit placement authority of a student eligible for special education and related services to the admissions and release committee. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, additional year academic preparedness Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kindergarten, universal screener, within final 14 instructional days, requirement Children and Minors - Kindergarten, additional year, academic preparedness Fiscal Note - Kindergarten, additional year, academic preparedness |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; require first grade students to be given a universal screener within the final 14 instructional days of the school year; provide for a first grade student to remain in first grade based on the criteria previously set forth; provide that a student who previously remained an additional year in kindergarten cannot be required to remain an additional year in first grade; provide that a student can only be required to remain in first grade for one additional year. |
| Index Headings |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - First graders, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness Children and Minors - First graders, reading improvement plan, additional year, academic preparedness Children and Minors - First graders, universal screener, within final 14 instructional days, requirement |
Last updated: 7/3/2025 4:07 PM (EDT)