AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Allow local school districts to make up days missed by adding instructional time to student attendance days; notwithstand the requirement for the student instructional year to have 170 student attendance days; allow waiver of up to five student attendance days if a school district is unable to provide the required 1,062 hours of instruction by June 4, 2025; require local boards of education seeking to revise its calendar to submit a plan for approval to the Department of Education; allow instructional time made up and days waived to count as employee contracted days; EMERGENCY.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Effective Dates, Emergency State Agencies Teachers Children and Minors Boards and Commissions

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: March 27, 2025

Became Law Without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 94)

In effect since March 27, 2025

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill gives Kentucky school districts more flexibility to recover instruction time lost to school closures, such as from severe weather or emergencies. Districts can make up missed days by adding extra time to existing school days, and they may apply to waive up to five required attendance days if they cannot meet the 1,062-hour instruction requirement by June 4, 2025. Districts that want to adjust their calendars must submit a plan to the state Department of Education for approval. Who it may affect: K-12 students, parents, teachers, and local school district administrators across Kentucky.

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