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

Last action · January 16, 2026

To Committee On Committees (S)

Introduced January 16, 2026

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

SB105

AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Higher State Agencies Teachers

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This bill updates Kentucky's approach to identifying and supporting students with reading and writing difficulties by adding dysgraphia, a condition affecting writing, to existing state guidance alongside dyslexia. It requires school districts to use approved screening tools and evidence-based teaching strategies, report related data to the state, and directs teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities to train future teachers on tiered support systems by the 2027-2028 school year. Who it may affect: K-12 students with reading or writing difficulties, their parents, teachers and school administrators, and college students enrolled in teacher preparation programs.

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