Kentucky
General Assembly

02/18/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/20/25	to Education (S)
02/27/25	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
02/28/25	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025
03/04/25	3rd reading, passed 31-7 with Committee Substitute (1)
03/05/25	received in House to Committee on Committees (H)
03/07/25	to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/11/25	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 1st reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/12/25	taken from Appropriations & Revenue (H) 2nd reading returned to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/13/25	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Delete original provisions; amend KRS 157.320 to define "fringe benefit costs"; amend KRS 157.330 to include expenditures paid by the state in the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky; amend KRS 157.360 to include fringe benefit costs in the factors to adjust each district's base funding level and prohibit those funds from being distributed to the districts; create a new section of KRS 157.310 to 157.440 to require all reports published or distributed by the Kentucky Department of Education related to the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky program disbursements to districts include specific information about factors; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs, inclusion Education, Finance - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs, inclusion Education, Vocational - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs, inclusion Effective Dates, Delayed - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs, effective July 1, 2026 Insurance, Health - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs Retirement and Pensions - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs Budget and Financial Administration - Support Education Excellence in Kentucky Program, fringe benefit costs

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; establish a definition for "virtual program"; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, establish an adjustment factor for the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky program for English language learners and require that no child qualifies for the factor for more than four years; and establish an adjustment factor to reduce the statewide per pupil guaranteed base funding level for pupils in virtual programs to 50%.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - English language learner students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual program students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Education, Finance - English language learner students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Education, Finance - Virtual program students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Education, Vocational - English language learner students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Education, Vocational - Virtual program students, SEEK adjustment factor, establishment Immigration - English language learner students, SEEK add-on, establishment Fiscal Note - English language learner students, SEEK adjustmant factor, establishment

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Establish that the funding factor adjustment for virtual program students only applies to non-resident pupils.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Virtual programs, funding factor adjustment for non-resident pupils, establishment Education, Finance - Virtual programs, funding factor adjustment for non-resident pupils, establishment Education, Vocational - Virtual programs, funding factor adjustment for non-resident pupils, establishment