AN ACT relating to moral instruction.

Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil…

Introduced: March 3, 2026

Last action: March 10, 2026

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This bill would require local school district boards of education to allow students to attend moral instruction programs that meet certain requirements set out in the law. It creates legal tools to enforce this requirement, including allowing the Attorney General to seek a court order compelling a school board to comply, and allowing individuals to sue a school board for injunctive relief or monetary damages if the rules are violated. The bill also waives certain…

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