Kentucky
General Assembly

01/08/26	introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
01/15/26	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
02/04/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
02/05/26	2nd reading, to Rules
02/13/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
02/17/26	3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/18/26	received in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
03/18/26	to Education (S)
03/19/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/20/26	2nd reading, to Rules floor amendments (2) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1-title), (3) and (4) filed to bill floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (7) filed to bill
03/26/26	posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
03/27/26	3rd reading Floor Amendments (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) withdrawn passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (6)

Amendment	House Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions, except change the annual incentive offered by the Department of Education to a 1 time payment to local school districts to offset costs up to $15,000; modify the definition of "locally developed indicators of quality" to include a demonstration of the abilities of all students; amend KRS 158.6453 to give superintendent the authority to select the writing program policy.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local accountability system, offset expenses, 1-time payment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendents, writing program policy, selection

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	A. Camuel
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend KRS 158.6455 to include quality of school climate survey as a state indicator in the accountability system.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - State accountability system, state indicators, requirements

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	A. Camuel
Summary	Retain original provisions; amend Section 1 to require, if a local school district adopts a locally developed indicator of quality that includes a quality of climate and school safety survey, the findings of the survey shall be reported to the Kentucky Department of Education.
Index Headings	Reports Mandated - Locally developed indicators of quality, quality of climate and school safety survey, reporting

Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Summary	Retain original provisions; add targeted quality measures as a required state indicator in the accountability system; require targeted quality measures to account for no less than 5% of weight in accountability.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, state indicators, targeted quality measures

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Make title amendment.
Index Headings	Title Amendments - HB 257/GA

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional technology for designated elementary subjects; prohibit homework that requires instructional technology; prohibit requiring students to carry instructional technology to and from school daily; prohibit replacing library time with digital reading labs; require each school district to adopt a written technology-use policy; require school districts to publish an annual technology use report that includes designated items to its website.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Local boards of education, written technology-use plan and annual report, requirement Children And Minors - Public elementary students, instructional technology, limitation of use Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public elementary students, instructional technology, limitation of use Reports Mandated - School districts, technology-use report, annual requirement Teachers - Instructional technology, elementary student use, restrictions Technology - Instructional technology, public elementary students, limitation of use

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Retain original provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional technology for designated elementary subjects; prohibit homework that requires instructional technology; prohibit requiring students to carry instructional technology to and from school daily; prohibit replacing library time with digital reading labs; require each school district to adopt a written technology-use policy; require school districts to publish an annual technology use report that includes designated items to its website.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Local boards of education, written technology-use plan and annual report, requirement Children And Minors - Public elementary students, instructional technology, limitation of use Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public elementary students, instructional technology, limitation of use Reports Mandated - School districts, technology-use report, annual requirement Teachers - Instructional technology, elementary student use, restrictions Technology - Instructional technology, public elementary students, limitation of use

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 4
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Retain original provisions, except modify definition of locally developed indicators of quality; delete definition of vibrant learning; remove provisions on requirements for locally developed indicators of quality; remove threshold requirement for statewide adoption of locally developed indicators of quality.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, statewide adoption threshold, removal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 5
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary	Retain original provisions, except modify definition of locally developed indicators of quality; delete definition of vibrant learning; remove provisions on requirements for locally developed indicators of quality; remove threshold requirement for statewide adoption of locally developed indicators of quality.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, statewide adoption threshold, removal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 6
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete language creating a threshold for all local school districts to be required to adopt a system of locally developed indicators of quality.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, statewide adoption threshold, removal

Amendment	Senate Floor Amendment 7
Sponsor	S. West
Summary	Retain original provisions, except delete language creating a threshold for all local school districts to be required to adopt a system of locally developed indicators of quality.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, statewide adoption threshold, removal