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

Last action · February 17, 2026

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Introduced February 9, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB609

AN ACT relating to classroom libraries and making an appropriation therefor.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; establish the Classroom Library Grant Program; provide that the Kentucky Department of Education to implement the grant program through selection of a program administrator; establish the qualifications and duties of the program administrator; appropriate $5,000,000 from the General Fund to implement the Classroom Library Grant Program; APPROPRIATION.

Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary State Agencies Appropriations Libraries

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This bill would create a new grant program to help fund classroom libraries in Kentucky schools, with 5 million dollars set aside from the state budget to get it started. The Kentucky Department of Education would oversee the program by selecting an outside administrator to manage how the grants are awarded. Who it may affect: K-12 students and teachers in Kentucky public schools.

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