Kentucky
General Assembly

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
03/31/26	floor amendment (3) filed
04/01/26	3rd reading, passed 75-19 with Floor Amendment (2) received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (2) Senate concurred in Floor Amendment (2) passed 29-8 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Governor
04/13/26	Vetoed
04/14/26	received in Senate to Rules (S) posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 31-7 received in House to Rules (H) taken from Rules (H) posted for consideration of Governor's veto veto overridden passed 79-20 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House delivered to Secretary of State

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	Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, withholding of approval Education, Elementary And Secondary - 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

Amendment	House Floor Amendment 3
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; amend KRS 160.160 to define "large school district"; amend KRS 160.180 to establish large school district board of education member eligibility requirements limiting employment of members under boards of education; amend KRS 160.210 to establish elected membership of boards of education of large school districts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the election divisions for the board of education for Jefferson County; amend KRS 160.200, 160.042, 304.48-250, and 304.50-055 to conform; establish an advisory board for large school districts and establish the duties and eligibility requirements; provide for the transition to 5 board members from 7 in certain large school districts; provide for the temporary eligibility of current board of education members notwithstanding new eligibility requirements; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings	Boards And Commissions - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Boards And Commissions - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment 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 - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Education, Elementary And Secondary - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment 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 Effective Dates, Emergency - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Effective Dates, Emergency - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Effective Dates, Emergency - Large school district, board of education membership, establishment Elections And Voting - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition Elections And Voting - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Redistricting - Board of education, large school districts, redivision Teachers - Board of education eligibility, school board employee, prohibition