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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · January 13, 2026

To Appropriations & Revenue (H)

Introduced January 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB17

AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Appropriations Budget and Financial Administration Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance Effective Dates, Emergency State Agencies Teachers

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This bill would provide one-time bonus payments to public school employees across Kentucky during the 2026-2028 budget period. Certified employees such as teachers would receive $2,000 each year, while classified employees such as support staff would receive $1,000 each year. The state would draw roughly $153 million annually from its Budget Reserve Trust Fund to cover these payments. Who it may affect: public school teachers, certified staff, and classified school employees such as aides and support workers in Kentucky school districts.

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