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House Bill 257

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Last Action	02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
Bill Documents	Current Introduced
Bill Request Number	1141
Sponsors	J. Payne, T. Truett, T. Bojanowski, G. Brown Jr., B. Chester-Burton, D. Grossberg, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. Riley, J. Tipton
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the time frame for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove "status" and "change" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and 157.069 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version	Administrative Regulations And Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, promulgate, authority Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, local accountability system, administrative regulations Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, local accountability, guidelines Education, Elementary And Secondary - Accountability system, state indicators, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - Assessment system, required assessments, modification Education, Elementary And Secondary - School-based decision making councils, writing program policy, requirement State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, accountability system, requirements State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, assessment system, requirements
Jump to Proposed Amendments	House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2
Votes	Vote History

Actions

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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)

Proposed Amendments

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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

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