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Senate Bill 1

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Last Action 03/26/26: floor amendment (2) filed
Title AN ACT relating to education.
Bill Documents Current
Introduced
Bill Request Number 1479
Sponsors D. Givens, S. West, D. Douglas, L. Tichenor, M. Wilson
Summary of Original Version Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.
Index Headings of Original Version Boards And Commissions - Boards of education, authority and duties, consolidated local government county school district
Consolidated Local Governments - Board of education, day-to-day operations of school district, delegation to superintendent
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendents, authority and duties, consolidated local govenment county school district
Jump to Proposed Amendments House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/21/26
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/28/26
  • to Education (S)
01/29/26
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
01/30/26
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 02 2026
02/02/26
  • 3rd reading, passed 29-7
02/03/26
  • received in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
03/19/26
  • taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 1st reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/20/26
  • taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2nd reading
  • returned to Committee on Committees (H)
03/25/26
  • floor amendment (1) filed
  • to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
03/26/26
  • reported favorably, to Rules
  • taken from Rules
  • placed in the Orders of the Day
  • floor amendment (2) filed

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor T. Bojanowski
Summary Retain original provisions; provide that a simple majority vote is required to withhold approval of rules, regulations, bylaws, and statements of policy presented to the board for approval by the superintendent.
Index Headings Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, withholding of approval
Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, withholding of approval

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor J. Nemes
Summary Retain original provisions, except place the legislative findings in a preamble instead of KRS Chapter 160; amend KRS 160.370 to include a school district with 500,000 or more inhabitants; remove the limitation that the board not meet more than once every 4 weeks; change the rolling 3-year strategic plan to a 5-year plan; require the board to review and approve a rolling 3-year projection of expenses and revenues; limit the amount of transfers the superintendent is authorized to make to $250,000 per quarter; require the superintendent to report to the board any purchases and transfers to the board at the next regularly scheduled meeting.
Index Headings Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent
Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority of superintendent
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, district with 500,000 inhabitants, meeting frequency of local board
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, district with 500,000 inhabitants, authority
Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent, purchases and transfers, reporting

Last updated: 3/30/2026 4:42 PM (EDT)