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Last action · January 28, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 20, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB438

AN ACT relating to civics education, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 158.196 to require the incorporation of instruction on the Civil Rights movement in the social studies academic standards for elementary through high school; specify minimum requirements; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Appropriations Civil Rights Education, Elementary and Secondary Effective Dates, Emergency

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This bill would update Kentucky's social studies standards to require teaching about the Civil Rights movement at every grade level from elementary through high school, with specific minimum requirements for what that instruction must include. It also sets aside state funding to support this change. Because it includes an emergency clause, the requirement would take effect immediately upon becoming law rather than waiting for a later date. Who it may affect: K-12 students, teachers, and school administrators across Kentucky.

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