Kentucky
General Assembly

01/21/26	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
01/28/26	to Education (S)
01/29/26	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/30/26	2nd reading, to Rules posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
02/02/26	3rd reading, passed 29-7
02/03/26	received in House to Committee on Committees (H) to Committee on Committees (H)
03/19/26	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 1st reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/20/26	taken from Committee on Committees (H) 2nd reading returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/25/26	floor amendment (1) filed to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
03/26/26	reported favorably, to Rules taken from Rules placed in the Orders of the Day floor amendment (2) filed
03/31/26	floor amendment (3) filed

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor	T. Bojanowski
Summary	Retain original provisions; provide that a simple majority vote is required to withhold approval of rules, regulations, bylaws, and statements of policy presented to the board for approval by the superintendent.
Index Headings	Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, withholding of approval Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, withholding of approval

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Retain original provisions, except place the legislative findings in a preamble instead of KRS Chapter 160; amend KRS 160.370 to include a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants; remove the limitation that the board not meet more than once every 4 weeks; change the rolling 3-year strategic plan to a 5-year plan; require the board to review and approve a rolling 3-year projection of expenses and revenues; limit the amount of transfers the superintendent is authorized to make to $250,000 per quarter; require the superintendent to report to the board any purchases and transfers to the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, purchases and transfers, reporting

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor	J. Nemes
Summary	Retain original provisions, except place the legislative findings in a preamble instead of KRS Chapter 160; amend KRS 160.370 to include a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants; remove the limitation that the board not meet more than once every 4 weeks; change the rolling 3-year strategic plan to a 5-year plan; require the board to review and approve a rolling 3-year projection of expenses and revenues; limit the amount of transfers the superintendent is authorized to make to $250,000 per quarter; require the superintendent to report to the board any purchases and transfers to the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting; amend KRS 160.160 to define "large school district"; amend KRS 160.180 to establish large school district board of education member eligibility requirements limiting employment of members under boards of education; amend KRS 160.210 to establish elected membership of boards of education of large school districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the election divisions for the board of education for Jefferson County; amend KRS 160.200, 160.042, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; establish an advisory board for large school districts and establish the duties and eligibility requirements; provide for the transition to 5 board members from 7 in certain large school districts; provide for the temporary eligibility of current board of education members notwithstanding new eligibility requirements; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Boards And Commissions - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board Education, Elementary And Secondary - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Education, Elementary And Secondary - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, purchases and transfers, reporting Effective Dates, Emergency - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Effective Dates, Emergency - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Effective Dates, Emergency - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment Elections And Voting - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Elections And Voting - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Redistricting - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Teachers - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition