| KY | HB227 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached; require the...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB8 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 156.029 to provide that all 14 voting members of the Kentucky Board of Education are to be elected; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish the process by which members of the Kentucky Board of Education are elected, including ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB798 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 527.010 to include knives longer than three inches in weapons prohibited on school grounds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-08
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB514 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB826 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to direct school districts and public schools to act to protect Jewish students from credible threats of violence or violence motivated by antisemitism; prohibit a school district, public school, or student org...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB767 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.675 to require school districts to implement social media safety mechanisms in internet access policies; require social media safety policies; require social media safety instruction for students in grades six through 12; allow parents ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To House Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB377 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 160.440 to specify that a local board of education cannot appoint the superintendent as secretary to the board.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB360 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 160.348 to direct secondary school-based decision making councils to adopt designated policies relating to advanced courses; provide that students who meet certain criteria shall be granted automatic enrollment in an AP course; direct the K...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB336 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated me...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB339 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB343 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15A to require the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish a local juvenile restorative justice advisory committee in each county; set committee membership; require committees to develop and implement local juv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| KY | SB338 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct each local board of education to designate a traceable communication system that shall be the exclusive means for school district personnel to communicate electronically with students; provide that a ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB358 | Intro
25% | Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the educational costs of elementary and secondary school students outside of the public school system; provide ballot language for submis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB378 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 160.580 to require each superintendent to submit an annual charitable contribution report to the Kentucky Department of Education regarding contributions to the district; establish the minimum contents of the report; require the department ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB379 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require any lobbyist or lobbyist employer who engages in lobbying activity with a local government to file a registration statement with the Department for Local Government; define terms; require the Departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-01
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | HB191 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.192 to require the local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event if t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB564 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 141 to establish a refundable tax credit for a dependent's qualified education expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year, not to exceed $150 per dependent; amend KRS 141.0205 to order the tax credit; amend ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | HB650 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.197 to permit school-based decision making councils to offer Bible literacy courses to students in grade seven and above, permit such courses to count as language arts courses; amend KRS 156.162 to require the Kentucky Board of Educatio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB722 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the English learner enhanced support program under the Department of Education (KDE) to help bring English learners with little or no formal education to grade-level proficiency withi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB719 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.160 to allow participation in physically demanding interscholastic athletics, or similar activities, as determined by a local board of education to satisfy physical education course graduation requirements; make technical corrections.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Education Committee |
| KY | HB747 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 600.020 to change the definition of "abused and neglected child" to describe educational neglect; amend KRS 620.090 to require that a parent or guardian shall surrender public financial benefits received on behalf of the child when the chil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To House Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB308 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 157.440 to raise the amount of tax revenues raised by school districts to be equalized by state funding from 15% to 17.5%.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB315 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to direct school districts and public schools to act to protect Jewish students from credible threats of violence or violence motivated by antisemitism; prohibit a school district, public school, or student org...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-29
To Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection Committee |
| KY | SB203 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to offer an associate degree program in interdisciplinary early childhood education entrepreneurship; create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to es...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB250 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB254 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB253 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB275 | Fail | Amend KRS 158.4414 to require each public school building to post signs at least six inches high by 14 inches wide in prominent locations stating, "This school is protected by an armed and trained School Resource Officer."; require the word "armed" t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
WITHDRAWN |
| KY | SB150 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 164.7879 to establish new award grade point average qualifications and amounts for the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship beginning with the 2024-2025 school year.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB279 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB274 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 161.500 to allow members of the Teachers' Retirement System to recover up to 10 unpaid days that were missed to observe religious holidays; include the recovered days in count of days worked for service credit; EMERGENCY.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-28
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB245 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 61 to define "lobbyist", "public agency", and "public funds"; prohibit a public agency from spending public funds to employ or contract with a lobbyist or from using public funds to pay a nonprofit association or o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate State & Local Government Committee |
| KY | SB258 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; establish definitions; provide additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; provide protection for student media adviso...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB256 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program fund; establish the Kentucky Proud School Match Program; direct the Department of Education to reimburse an eligible school district $0.33 for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee |
| KY | SB246 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.192 to require the local board of education to allow parents and guardians an opportunity to orally recite passages from materials, programs, or events subject to appeal; require immediate removal of the material, program, or event if t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB200 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 158.070 to remove the variable student instructional year and require the student instructional year not begin prior to September 1; allow districts to extend the length of a student attendance day beyond seven hours with approval from the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | SB263 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to prohibit censorship of history curriculum; permit a school or school district to adopt, implement, and offer equity, diversity, and inclusion curricula, programing, initiatives, and instruction without penalt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | HB704 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB769 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 161.048 to allow for alternative teacher certification through a state-approved local training program provided by a local district, group of districts, or educational cooperative; permit participation in the training program for those poss...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | SB291 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 344.010 to provide definitions of "protective hairstyle" and "race" that include traits historically associated with race; amend KRS 344.020 to provide that nothing in the chapter shall be construed to prohibit reasonable workplace policies...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To Senate Committee on Committees |
| KY | HB800 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Department of Education to post school district employee salary information on the department's website annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB756 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 161.155 to provide 20 maternity days to district employees who give birth; establish the terms and conditions for use of maternity days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB831 | Intro
25% | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to prohibit a public school district, public school, or public charter school or educational cooperative from expending any money from whatever source to advocate for against any public question that appears on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB837 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 162.055 to allow school property to be utilized for teacher and employee housing; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to permit school boards or school district finance corporations to use land currently owned or newly leased to provide...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB783 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 167.017 to set timelines for appointment of a search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf and appointment of the superintendent; require prioritization of candidates that will be locally available and commit ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB784 | Intro
25% | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish definitions; establish a petition process for citizens of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education within the boundaries of the cit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-26
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB96 | Engross
50% | Amend KRS 158.175 to require moments of silence or reflection at the start of each school day and establish guidelines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To Senate Education Committee |
| KY | HB685 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 156.690 to insert gender-neutral language.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB694 | Intro
25% | Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2024-2026 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2024-2026 bi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Committee On Committees |
| KY | HB686 | Intro
25% | Amend KRS 168.040 to revise the membership requirements of the Kentucky Authority for Educational Television; require members appointed by the Governor be confirmed by the Senate; require the executive director of the authority to recommend a member ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-23
To House Committee On Committees |
