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Last action · January 13, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB11

AN ACT relating to independent school districts.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts from a persistently underperforming school district; define terms; establish the process for a local legislative body where a persistently underperforming school district is located to place the question of creating new independent districts and local boards of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the questions and the board of education provisional election; establish the…

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This bill creates a process for splitting a persistently underperforming school district into one or more new, separate independent school districts. Local voters would decide the question at the ballot, and if approved, new school boards would be elected and a structured transition would follow, including division of the original district's assets, debts, and tax revenues. The Kentucky Department of Education would oversee key parts of the transition to help the new districts become fully…

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