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Senate Bill 2

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Last Action 03/11/26: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to salaries of school administrators.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 941
Sponsors J. Adams, D. Douglas, L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.
Index Headings of Original Version Education, Elementary And Secondary - School districts, administrator salaries, limitation
Education, Elementary And Secondary - School districts, superintendent salary, limitation
Education, Elementary And Secondary - SEEK, district eligibility, restrictions
Education, Finance - School districts, administrator salaries, limitation
Education, Finance - School districts, superintendent salary, limitation
Education, Finance - SEEK, district eligibility, restrictions
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
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Actions

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01/27/26
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/28/26
  • to Education (S)
02/05/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/06/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
02/09/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 38-0
02/10/26
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/05/26
  • to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
03/11/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
  • floor amendments (1) and (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor S. Lewis
Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 157.350 to specify that superintendent contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2026, shall not provide a percentage pay increase greater than the percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; specify that an administrator shall not receive a percentage pay increase greater than that given to classroom teachers unless the increase is due to a professional advancement that imposes a significant change in job duties and responsibilities or is to uniformly increase the pay for a job category; authorize the commissioner of education to waive these provisions upon request; specify that if the commissioner denies a request, a waiver may be requested in accordance with KRS 156.161; amend KRS 160.350 to require each local board of education to submit to the Kentucky Department of Education copies of superintendent contracts, amendments, renewals, extensions, and addendums; require the local board and the department to publish the documents to their websites; amend KRS 160.346 to authorize a superintendent to remove a principal if the school has been identified for targeted support and improvement or comprehensive support and improvement for 2 or more consecutive years; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings Effective Dates, Emergency - Superintendent, contract, publication, requirement
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Administrators, pay increase, limitation, waiver
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Principal, performance-based retention criteria
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, contract, publication, requirement
Teachers - Principal, performance-based retention criteria

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor S. Lewis
Summary Make title amendment.
Index Headings Title Amendments - SB 2/GA

Last updated: 3/11/2026 6:52 PM (EDT)