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Last action · February 5, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 29, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB513

AN ACT relating to full-day kindergarten.

Amend KRS 157.320 and 157.360 to remove references to kindergarten full-time equivalent pupils in average daily attendance for program base funding purposes; amend KRS 158.030 and KRS 158.031 to conform; amend KRS 158.060 to remove language that allows for half-day kindergarten programs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.

Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary Effective Dates, Delayed

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This bill would make full-day kindergarten the standard in Kentucky public schools by removing the option for schools to offer half-day kindergarten programs, effective July 1, 2027. It also updates how kindergarten students are counted for state school funding purposes. The change would apply statewide to all public school kindergarten programs. Who it may affect: parents of kindergarten-age children and public school districts across Kentucky.

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