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…

Introduced: January 9, 2026

Last action: January 16, 2026

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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 how students can attend public schools outside their home district. It sets requirements for how school districts must handle applications from nonresident students, prohibits districts from charging tuition to families, and establishes a funding formula for districts that take in nonresident students. Most of these changes would take effect July 1, 2028,…

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