HB161
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Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tracks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to define terms; make the intentional or negligent damaging of a school district running track or bringing a pet onto a running track or…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require Kentucky public school districts to open their running tracks to community members for public use. It also makes it illegal to intentionally or negligently damage a school track or bring a pet onto the track or surrounding area, and sets criminal and civil penalties for violations. School districts would need to report any violations, and the Kentucky Board of Education would create rules to put the law into practice. The bill…
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