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Passed House

Passed Senate

Became law

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

Last action · January 23, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 15, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB395

AN ACT relating to curriculum.

Amend KRS 156.160 to require public middle and high school curriculum to include instruction on the history of racism.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Race Relations State Agencies

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This bill would require Kentucky public middle schools and high schools to include instruction on the history of racism as part of their curriculum. It updates existing state education law to add this requirement. The change would apply statewide to all public middle and high school students. Who it may affect: students in public middle and high schools, teachers, and school administrators across Kentucky.

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