| Last Action | 03/09/26: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026 |
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| 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 |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments |
House Committee Substitute 1 House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove KRS 156.101 and the amendments to it; amend KRS 158.647 to allow the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to tentatively 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 tentative authorization expires upon sine die adjournment of the following regular session; expand the type of reports that the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Board of Education are authorized to require to include designated new reports. |
| Index Headings |
Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, new public school reporting requirements, limited authorization Education, Elementary And Secondary - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, tentative authorization of new reports Education, Elementary And Secondary - Public school reporting requirements, new reporting requirements, limited authorization General Assembly - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, tentative authorization of new reports Legislative Research Commission - Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, tentative authorization of new reports State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, new public school reporting requirements, limited authorization |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | S. Baker |
| Summary | Make technical correction. |
| Index Headings | Technical Corrections - HB 654, HCS 1 |
Last updated: 3/10/2026 6:13 PM (EDT)