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Last action · March 10, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced March 3, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB829

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…

Attorney General Children and Minors Civil Actions Claims Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Vocational Religion

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This bill would require local school boards to allow students to participate in moral instruction programs that meet certain legal requirements. It gives the state Attorney General the power to take a school board to court if it refuses to comply, and allows individuals to sue a school board for violations, including seeking money damages if the violation was willful and intentional. School boards could not claim government immunity as a defense, and retaliation against anyone for exercising these rights would be prohibited. Who it may affect: students and their families, local school board members, and school district administrators.

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