Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 654
AN ACT relating to school district reporting and declaring an emergency.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
No sponsor recorded.
Summary
Official abstract published by the Kentucky legislature· 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.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Mar 11, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 94-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1) - Mar 9, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 10 2026 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 4, 2026 · House
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute - Mar 4, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Feb 18, 2026 · House
introduced in House