| 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 Enacted Version | Amends KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten and first grade students to be given a universal screener within the final 14 instructional days of the school year; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year; allows a student to remain in kindergarten and requires a student to remain in first grade for an additional year if he or she did not meet grade level benchmarks in reading on the universal screener, did not master the reading academic standards, or is not properly prepared for the next grade, as determined by the school; limits placement authority of a student eligible for special education and related services to the admissions and release committee; provides that a student who previously remained an additional year in kindergarten cannot be required to remain an additional year in first grade; provides that a student can only be required to remain in first grade for one additional year; requires the school to reevaluate the reading improvement plan of any student remaining in kindergarten or first grade; and allows a student provided an additional year in kindergarten or first grade to advance through the primary program when it is determined to be in the student's best interest. |
| 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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| 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 |
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