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

Last action · January 27, 2026

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Introduced January 16, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB421

AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Short title: Play Fair Kentucky Act

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private…

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This bill, called the Play Fair Kentucky Act, would allow students who are educated at home through a private school program to participate in extracurricular sports and activities at public schools. To be eligible, home-educated students would need to meet certain academic progress requirements verified by a parent, guardian, or teacher. A public school student who withdraws and enrolls in a home private school program after failing to make academic progress would be ineligible to…

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