HB17
Log in to followAN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.
Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.
Introduced: January 6, 2026
Last action: January 13, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would provide one-time bonus payments to Kentucky public school employees during the 2026-2028 budget period. Certified school employees, such as teachers, would receive $2,000 each year, while classified employees, such as support staff, would receive $1,000 each year. The money would come from the state's Budget Reserve Trust Fund, with about $153 million set aside each year to cover the cost. Who it may affect: public school teachers, support staff, and other school district employees across Kentucky, excluding superintendents.
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