HB240
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Amend KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten students to be given a universal screener within the final 10 instructional days of the school year; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year require that a student remain in kindergarten for an additional year if he or she did not make adequate progress in kindergarten; prohibit a school from requiring a student who turns seven by August 1 to remain in kindergarten; require the school to reevaluate the reading…
Introduced: February 4, 2025
Last action: March 27, 2025
Plain-language summary
This bill requires Kentucky public schools to test kindergartners near the end of the school year to assess their progress. Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, students who do not make adequate progress in kindergarten may be required to repeat the grade, though students who turn seven by August 1 cannot be held back, and those who do repeat kindergarten can still advance when it is determined to be in their best interest. Who it may affect: parents and guardians of kindergarten-age children, and kindergarten teachers and school administrators.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (11)
Roll calls
House: 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
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