Kentucky bills · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB 759
AN ACT relating to teacher certification.
- 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 161.048 to modify and reestablish alternative teacher certification options as alternative routes; establish the eligibility requirements of alternative routes; delete Option 2 certification; establish a route for current professional certificate holders to expand certification and the eligibility requirements; require the Education Professional Standards Board to maintain and publish a list of academic majors, academic minors, and graduate degree academic content areas and the corresponding areas for which they shall satisfy certification requirements; make current professional certificate holders eligible to expand certification through any alternative route; require holders of professional certificates under specific routes complete training requirements to be eligible for the first renewal of the certificate; provide that the Education Professional Standards Board may require a passing score on a professional skills assessment; amend KRS 161.032 and 164.757 to conform; repeal KRS 161.049.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2026 House | Pass | pass | Set your home in Kentucky to see |
Actions
- Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
returned to Rules (S) - Mar 27, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 31 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill - Mar 26, 2026 · House
floor amendment (1) filed - Mar 26, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
to Education (S) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
to Committee on Committees (S) - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
received in Senate - Mar 9, 2026 · House
3rd reading, passed 96-0 - Mar 6, 2026 · House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 09 2026 - Mar 5, 2026 · House
2nd reading, to Rules - Mar 4, 2026 · House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar - Mar 3, 2026 · House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
to Committee on Committees (H) - Feb 25, 2026 · House
introduced in House