AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 161.030 to specify the Education Professional Standards Board has authority only over educators hired by public schools; amend KRS 199.894 to define "learning pod" and exclude learning pods from the definition of "child-care center" and "family child-care home"; amend KRS 194A.381 to exclude learning pods from certain youth camp requirements.

Introduced: January 15, 2026

Last action: January 23, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill would limit the Education Professional Standards Board's authority to educators employed by public schools, removing its oversight of other education workers. It also creates a definition for "learning pods" and exempts them from regulations that currently apply to child-care centers, family child-care homes, and youth camps. Who it may affect: families using learning pods, educators working outside public schools, and operators of small private education groups.

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