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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.
Last action · March 11, 2026
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced March 4, 2026

House
Adjourned Sine Die
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to teachers.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to make legislative findings, provide a teacher bill of rights, and require each local school board to provide a copy of the teacher bill of rights to all teachers and post the teacher bill of rights in all public school buildings containing instructional space for students.

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This bill would establish a formal "teacher bill of rights" in Kentucky law, outlining specific protections or guarantees for public school teachers. Local school boards would be required to give every teacher a copy of these rights and display them in school buildings where students are taught. Who it may affect: public school teachers and local school boards across Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Mar 11, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Mar 4, 2026 · House
Introduced In House

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Portrait of Beverly Chester-Burton

Beverly Chester-Burton

Representative · House District 044

Primary sponsor
beverly.chesterburton@kylegislature.gov

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