Introduced February 25, 2026
HB759
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Amend KRS 161.048 to modify and reestablish alternative teacher certification options as alternative routes; establish the eligibility requirements of alternative routes; delete Option 2 certification; establish a route for current professional certificate holders to expand certification and the eligibility requirements; require the Education Professional Standards Board to maintain and publish a list of academic majors, academic minors, and graduate degree academic content areas and the corresponding areas for which they shall satisfy certification requirements; make…
Plain-language summary
This bill changes how Kentucky teachers can earn and expand their teaching certificates through alternative routes, updating eligibility requirements and removing one existing certification option. It requires the Education Professional Standards Board to publish a public list showing which college majors and degrees qualify teachers to teach in specific subject areas. Teachers who earn certificates through certain routes would also need to complete additional training before their first renewal. Who it may affect: current and prospective teachers, school districts seeking to fill teaching positions, and the Education Professional Standards Board.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
J.T. Payne
Representative · House District 011
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