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

Last action · March 10, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced March 3, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB827

AN ACT relating to school districts.

Amend KRS 160.020 to modify the minimum enrollment requirements for independent school districts to continue to operate; establish criteria for the Kentucky Board of Education to consider in an appeal of that requirement; amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for any contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached, and to promulgate administrative regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.

Administrative Regulations and Proceedings Boards and Commissions Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Finance State Agencies

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This bill would change the minimum number of students a small independent school district must have in order to keep operating, and set up a process for the Kentucky Board of Education to hear appeals from districts that fall below that threshold. It also creates a formal process for merging neighboring school districts, including giving the state board authority to set the terms of a merger if a district becomes financially insolvent and local districts cannot agree on their own. Who it may affect: students, parents, teachers, and staff in small or financially struggling school districts across Kentucky.

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