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

Last action · March 9, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced March 2, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB791

AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.

Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate…

Children and Minors Disabilities Education, Elementary and Secondary Parental Rights Public Protection Teachers Technology

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This bill would require Kentucky school districts to install video and audio recording systems in self-contained special education classrooms and keep that footage for a set period of time. Parents of students in those classrooms would be notified about the system, given access to relevant footage, and alerted if their child is involved in an injury. Student privacy would be protected through required redactions before footage is shared. Who it may affect: students with disabilities in self-contained special education classrooms, their parents, and school district staff working in those settings.

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