AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system; prohibit school districts from using any curriculum or program that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator…

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Boards and Commissions Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher State Agencies Teachers Universities and Colleges

Introduced: January 8, 2026

Last action: April 10, 2026

(Acts Ch. 74)

In effect since April 10, 2026

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 bans the use of a reading teaching method called the "three-cueing system" in Kentucky public schools and teacher training programs, requiring instead that schools and educator preparation programs use evidence-based reading instruction. It also makes dyslexia policies mandatory for school districts and requires teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities to include dyslexia instruction by the 2027-2028 school year. Who it may affect: K-12 students, classroom teachers, school districts, and college students enrolled in teacher preparation programs.

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