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Last action · January 15, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 8, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB243

AN ACT relating to high school graduation requirements.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require any course meeting the health requirement for high school graduation include information on direct the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to organ donation.

Boards and Commissions Education, Elementary and Secondary Health and Medical Services Administrative Regulations and Proceedings

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This bill would change Kentucky's high school graduation requirements so that any health course students take to graduate must include information about organ donation. It directs the Kentucky Board of Education to create the specific rules for how this information is taught. Who it may affect: high school students, health teachers, and school administrators across Kentucky.

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