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.

Introduced: January 29, 2026

Last action: February 5, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill would make full-day kindergarten the standard across Kentucky by removing the option for school districts to offer half-day kindergarten programs. It also adjusts how kindergarten students are counted for state school funding purposes. The changes would take effect on July 1, 2027. Who it may affect: families with kindergarten-age children and local school districts.

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