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Introduced February 11, 2026

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2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

Amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform.

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This bill sets rules for how many students with disabilities can be placed in a special education class or on a teacher's caseload at one time. It requires Kentucky's Department of Education to create official regulations that follow the maximum class sizes and caseloads spelled out in state law, and it adds clear definitions for terms like "caseload" and "special classes." Who it may affect: students with disabilities, special education teachers, and school administrators.

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Legislative History

Feb 11, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 11, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 19, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment (1) Filed (clerical)
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 26, 2026 · House
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Mar 9, 2026 · House
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Tuesday, March 10 2026 (clerical)
Mar 12, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 98-0 With Floor Amendment (1)
Yea: 98
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Tina Bojanowski

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Jason Nemes

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Kimberly Banta

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Lindsey Burke

Representative · House District 075

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Adrielle Camuel

Representative · House District 093

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Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

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Alan Gentry

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Daniel Grossberg

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Vanessa Grossl

Representative · House District 088

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Samara Heavrin

Representative · House District 018

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Kevin Jackson

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Nima Kulkarni

Representative · House District 040

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Matthew Lehman

Representative · House District 067

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Chris Lewis

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Scott Lewis

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Mary Marzian

Representative · House District 041

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Bobby McCool

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Steve Riley

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Rachel Roarx

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Scott Sharp

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Sarah Stalker

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Timmy Truett

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Joshua Watkins

Representative · House District 042

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Lisa Willner

Representative · House District 035

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