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

Last action · January 16, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 9, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB289

AN ACT relating to students.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to require a local school district to enroll a student on a part-time basis for courses or programs in a school, subject to standard enrollment policies and procedures; permit part-time enrollment in a local school district to partially satisfy compulsory attendance; prohibit part-time enrollee participation in interscholastic athletics; amend KRS 158.120 to specify that a nonresident pupil policy shall not discriminate on certain factors; prohibit a local…

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This bill would allow students to enroll part-time in their local public school for specific courses or programs, while also updating rules around students attending schools outside their home district. It sets new requirements for how school districts handle nonresident students, including banning tuition charges to parents, requiring districts to publish how many nonresident students they can accept, and creating a state funding formula to support districts that take in students from other areas. Part-time…

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