HB289
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Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to require a local school district to enroll a student on a part-time basis for courses or programs in a school, subject to standard enrollment policies and procedures; permit part-time enrollment in a local school district to partially satisfy compulsory attendance; prohibit part-time enrollee participation in interscholastic athletics; amend KRS 158.120 to specify that a nonresident pupil policy shall not discriminate on certain factors; prohibit a local school district from charging tuition to a parent or guardian; require school districts to determine and publish nonresident enrollment capacity; require the Kentucky Board of Education to create nonresident pupil enrollment application forms and specify the application process; require reporting by school districts and the Kentucky Department of Education on nonresident enrollment; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; create a formula for distribution of any state appropriated funds to eligible school districts for nonresident students; amend KRS 156.070 and KRS 157.350 to conform; require each school district to report on nonresident pupils and tuition charged during the 2026-2027 school year; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a compiled report to the Legislative Research Commission; EFFECTIVE, in part, July 1, 2028.
Introduced: January 9, 2026
Last action: January 16, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow students to enroll part-time in their local public school for specific courses or programs, while also updating rules around how students can attend public schools outside their home district. It sets requirements for how school districts must handle applications from nonresident students, prohibits districts from charging tuition to families, and establishes a funding formula for districts that take in nonresident students. Most of these changes would take effect July 1, 2028, with a reporting requirement to the state legislature in the meantime. Who it may affect: K-12 students and their parents or guardians, local public school districts, and the Kentucky Department of Education.
Legislative History
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