26RS HB 257

House Bill 257

Actions

Last Action	01/08/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1141
Sponsors	J. Payne, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. Riley
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 timeframe 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 KRS 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