26RS HB 654

House Bill 654

Actions

Last Action	02/18/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to school district reporting and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1336
Sponsor	S. Baker
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.345 to remove the Kentucky Department of Education's reporting requirement on school physical activity, prohibit the department or the Kentucky Board of Education from requiring a school to complete any component of a comprehensive school improvement plan that is not expressly required from that specific school by federal law or state statute; amend KRS 156.101 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on instructional leaders who fail to complete required training; amend KRS 160.380 to remove superintendents' annual reporting requirement on a district's minority teacher recruitment process; amend KRS 158.1413 to remove superintendents' reporting requirement on school districts' essential workplace ethics programs; repeal KRS 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education from requiring designated reports; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.
Index Headings of Original Version	Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, authority to require public school reports, limitations Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public school reporting requirements, elimination and preservation of designated reports Effective Dates, Emergency - Department of Education, public school reporting requirements, July 1, 2026 State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, authority to require public school reports, limitations