| Last Action | 03/26/26: posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026 |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 2254 |
| Sponsors | S. Riley, K. Jackson, S. Lewis |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Kentucky Educator Placement Service System, potential applicants State Agencies - Education Professional Standards Board, Kentucky Educator Placement Service System State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, Kentucky Educator Placement Service System Teachers - Kentucky Educator Placement Service System, potential applicants |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
| Votes | Vote History |
| 02/24/26 |
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| 03/26/26 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; amend KRS 161.030 to require the Education Professional Standards Board to issue a 5-year teaching certificate to eligible applicants; amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform; amend KRS 156.161 to provide that certain school district facility project waivers shall not expire unless the Kentucky Board of Education provides for expiration when granting the waiver; require the state board to consider waivers no later than 30 calendar days after submission; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for a temporary exemption from maximum class sizes; require the state board to review the exemption issued by the Kentucky Department of Education within 45 days; amend KRS 156.029 to rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; provide that the nonvoting student member on the state board shall be classified as a sophomore at the time of appointment; amend KRS 156.160, 156.670, 157.615, and 157.655 to remove references to the Council for Education Technology and place the council's responsibilities with the Kentucky Department of Education; amend KRS 156.802 to direct that the department have administrative responsibility for the Kentucky FFA Leadership Training Center; amend KRS 160.180 to require that the annual in-service trainings for school board members include ethics, open meetings and open records, and finance training; create additional training timeline requirements for board members who begin their initial service on or after January 1, 2015, and require 1 hour of superintendent evaluation for those members; direct the Kentucky Board of Education to identify criteria for school board members to fulfill all training requirements; amend KRS 160.160 to direct each board of education to review the procedures and responsibilities of the board and district employees regarding the school district budget; establish that the review will not count toward annual in-service training requirements; amend KRS 156.808 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing maternity leave for certified and equivalent staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education; create a new section of KRS Chapter 157 to allow for an adjustment to support education excellence in Kentucky (SEEK) program funding if the impact of amended real and personal property is equal to or greater than 1% of a school district's net general fund allotment; 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; amend KRS 158.647 to allow the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to temporarily authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to require a new report not expressly authorized by state statute or federal law when the General Assembly is not in session; provide that temporary authorization expires upon sine die adjournment of the following regular session; authorize the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education to continue to collect designated existing reports; repeal KRS 156.660, relating to definitions, 156.690, relating to teachers' computer purchase system, 157.077, relating to summer programs, 158.865, relating to legislative findings, 158.866, relating to definitions, and 158.867, relating to minimum requirements for summer learning camps; provide procedures for the initial appointment of the nonvoting teacher and student representatives representing Supreme Court districts; EMERGENCY, in part, July 1, 2026. |
| Index Headings |
Boards And Commissions - Department of Education, public school reporting requirements, July 1, 2026 Boards And Commissions - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, temporary authorization of new reports Children And Minors - Children with disabilities, maximum class and caseload sizes Disabilities - Children with disabilities, maximum class and caseload sizes Education, Elementary And Secondary - Class size waivers, temporary exemption, Kentucky Department of Education Education, Elementary And Secondary - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, tentative authorization of new reports Education, Elementary And Secondary - Exceptional children, teacher maximum class and caseload sizes Education, Elementary And Secondary - FFA Leadership Training Center, Kentucky Department of Education, administrative responsibility Education, Elementary And Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, nonvoting teacher and student member, Supreme Court districts Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local boards of education, in-service training requirements, finance Education, Elementary And Secondary - Maternity leave, Office of Career and Technical Education, state-operated vocational facilities Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public school reporting requirements, elimination and preservation of designated reports Education, Elementary And Secondary - Renewal of lapsed teaching certification, eligibility requirements Education, Elementary And Secondary - School district facility projects, waivers, no expiration Education, Vocational - Maternity leave, Office of Career and Technical Education, state-operated vocational facilities Effective Dates, Emergency - Department of Education, public school reporting requirements, July 1, 2026 General Assembly - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, temporary authorization of new reports State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, authority to require public school reports, limitations Teachers - Children with disabilities, maximum class and caseload sizes Teachers - Maternity leave, Office of Career and Technical Education, state-operated vocational facilities Teachers - Renewal of lapsed teaching certification, eligibility requirements |
| Amendment | Senate Committee Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. West |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings | Title Amendments - HB 727/GA |
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