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

Last action · February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB297

AN ACT relating to school districts.

Amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for any contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached, and to promulgate administrative regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.

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This bill would create a process for combining neighboring school districts in Kentucky, including a specific pathway for merging a district that has become financially insolvent. If the districts involved cannot agree on merger terms, the Kentucky Board of Education would step in to decide those terms and set rules for how such mergers work. Who it may affect: students, parents, teachers, and staff in Kentucky school districts, particularly those in or near districts facing financial trouble.

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