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Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 153)

Introduced January 21, 2026

Senate
Veto Override
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.

In effect since July 15, 2026

Acts from the 2026 Regular Session that don't carry an emergency clause or set their own effective date took effect 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill establishes the General Assembly's official findings and determinations about Jefferson County Public Schools and makes changes to the laws governing the duties of superintendents and local school boards. It updates existing state law on how those duties are defined and structured. The changes apply specifically to Kentucky's largest school district and the rules that govern local school board leadership statewide. Who it may affect: students, parents, educators, and administrators in Jefferson County Public Schools, as well as local school boards and superintendents across Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
To Education (S)
Jan 29, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Monday, February 02 2026 (clerical)
Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 29-7
Yea: 29
Nay: 7
Absent: 2
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Feb 3, 2026 · House
Received In House
Apr 1, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 75-19 With Floor Amendment (2)
Yea: 75
Nay: 19
Absent: 6
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Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Passed 29-8
Yea: 29
Nay: 8
Absent: 1
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Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 31
Nay: 7
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Apr 14, 2026 · House
House Floor Vote
Passed
Yea: 79
Nay: 20
Absent: 1
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Primary Sponsor

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David Givens

Senator · Senate District 09

Primary sponsor
David.Givens@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (4)

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Steve West

Senator · Senate District 27

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Steve.West@kylegislature.gov
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Donald Douglas

Senator · Senate District 22

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Donald.Douglas@kylegislature.gov
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Lindsey Tichenor

Senator · Senate District 06

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lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov
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Mike Wilson

Senator · Senate District 32

Co-sponsor
Mike.Wilson@kylegislature.gov

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