Introduced

Passed House

Passed Senate

Became law

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

Last action · March 4, 2025

Returned To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 19, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB8

AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 158.645 to modify language on core capacities, specify the intent of K-5 education, and define terms; amend KRS 156.070 to give the state board the responsibility for adopting or rejecting the state academic standards, adopting or rejecting instructional materials collections, setting a timeline for adoption updates, and ensuring alignment of academics across the state; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to deconstruct the approved…

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Vocational State Agencies Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Reports Mandated

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This bill makes several changes to how Kentucky sets academic standards and selects learning materials for public schools. It shifts responsibility for approving academic standards and instructional materials to the state board of education, renames the State Textbook Commission as the State Instructional Materials Council, and requires school districts to use materials from a state-approved list. It also directs the Kentucky Department of Education to break down approved standards into free guides with sample curricula for districts to use. Who it may affect: K-12 students and their families, public school teachers and administrators, school districts, and educator preparation programs.

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