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Passed Senate
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Became law
Last action · March 27, 2026
Signed By Governor (Acts Ch. 9)

Introduced January 27, 2026

Senate
Signed By Governor
2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.

In effect since March 27, 2026

This act carries an emergency clause, so it took effect as soon as it became law instead of waiting the usual 90 days after the session adjourned (Ky. Constitution § 55).

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This bill requires that school districts receiving certain state education funding must not give superintendents or other administrators a higher percentage pay raise than the average raise given to classroom teachers in that district. It ties administrator pay increases to teacher pay increases as a condition of receiving that state funding. Districts that give administrators larger percentage raises than teachers could lose eligibility for those state dollars. Who it may affect: public school teachers, school administrators, superintendents, and local school districts across Kentucky.

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Legislative History

Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Jan 27, 2026 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
To Education (S)
Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)
Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Posted For Passage In The Regular Orders Of The Day For Monday, February 09 2026 (clerical)
Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
3rd Reading, Passed 38-0
Yea: 38
Nay: 0
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Feb 10, 2026 · House
Received In House
Mar 19, 2026 · House
3rd Reading, Passed 90-4 With Floor Amendment (1) And Floor Amendment (2-Title)
Yea: 90
Nay: 4
Absent: 6
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Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Passed 36-0
Yea: 36
Nay: 0
Absent: 2
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Primary Sponsor

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Julie Raque Adams

Senator · Senate District 36

Primary sponsor
Julie.Adams@kylegislature.gov

Co-sponsors (2)

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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

Co-sponsor
lindsey.tichenor@kylegislature.gov

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