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HB834

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AN ACT relating to school district finances.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 156.200 to authorize the commissioner of education to examine the expenditures, business methods, accounts, financial accounts, and educational records of a local board of education to enforce state law, and to take certain actions upon reason to suspect waste, fraud, fiscal mismanagement, or inaccurate accounts; establish parameters for the commissioner of education when considering an examination; authorize the commissioner of education to require additional training or financial reports to correct issues; provide for oversight by the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform.

Boards and CommissionsBudget and Financial AdministrationEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEducation, Finance

Introduced: March 3, 2026

Last action: March 10, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
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Legislative History

Mar 3, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Mar 3, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 10, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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Portrait of Mike Clines
Mike Clines

Representative · House District 068

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mike.clines@kylegislature.gov
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