AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.

Education, Elementary and Secondary State Agencies Teachers

Introduced: February 24, 2026

Last action: April 23, 2026

(Acts Ch. 196)

In effect since April 23, 2026

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill updates the rules around Kentucky's online educator job placement system, known as KEPS, so that teacher candidates can create one application and submit it to multiple school districts at once. It also allows the Education Professional Standards Board to use money from teacher certification fees to build and maintain this system. The emergency declaration means these changes take effect immediately upon signing rather than waiting for the standard effective date. Who it may affect: people seeking teaching or educator positions in Kentucky, school districts hiring staff, and the Education Professional Standards Board.

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