HB564
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Amend KRS 158.070 to provide that certified school personnel shall be compensated for professional development activities required outside of the days scheduled in the school calendar or regularly scheduled hours in the school work day.
Introduced: February 5, 2026
Last action: February 12, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would require that certified school staff be paid when they are asked to complete required professional development activities outside of their normal school day or scheduled school calendar. Currently, the law does not appear to include this compensation requirement, so the change would ensure school employees are not expected to complete mandatory training on their own unpaid time. Who it may affect: certified school personnel, such as teachers and other licensed school staff, across Kentucky public schools.
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