AN ACT relating to moral instruction.

Amend KRS 158.200 to detail process by which local boards of education may permit pupils to attend moral instruction; permit individuals or groups offering moral instruction to submit a request to a board and set requirements to be included in request; require superintendents to submit individuals providing transportation or moral instruction for criminal history and CA/N background checks; provide that students attending moral instruction are counted in average daily attendance for SEEK funding; repeal KRS 158.210, 158.220, 158.230, 158.240, 158.250, and 158.260.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

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This bill updates Kentucky law on how public school students may be released during the school day to attend moral instruction offered by outside individuals or groups. It sets new requirements for those wishing to offer such instruction, including submitting a formal request to the local school board and passing criminal background checks. Students who participate would still be counted in attendance for purposes of state education funding. Who it may affect: public school students and their families, local school boards, and individuals or organizations that provide moral instruction programs.

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