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

Last action · January 14, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced January 7, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB99

AN ACT relating to independent school districts.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts; define terms; establish a petition process for voters of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the question and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish…

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This bill creates a legal process that would allow voters in a qualifying city to petition for and vote on forming a new, separate independent school district apart from their existing county or regional district. If approved, the bill sets out detailed steps for dividing up the original district's staff, buildings, money, and debts between the existing district and the new one, and establishes how the new district would be governed and funded during the…

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