AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to establish a procedure for a local board of education to submit a waiver request to the Kentucky Board of Education to waive a statute or administrative regulation; set the terms and limitations of a waivers; authorize the identification of schools of innovation and establish parameters for the status; establish procedures for the renewal of approved waivers; provide the conditions and procedure for rescinding waivers by the…

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Vocational State Agencies Teachers Boards and Commissions Short Titles and Popular Names Fiscal Note

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: March 27, 2025

Delivered To Secretary Of State (Acts Ch. 113)

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This bill, called the School Innovation Act, lets local school boards apply to the Kentucky Board of Education for permission to waive certain state laws or regulations that govern how their schools operate. Schools granted this flexibility may be designated as "schools of innovation," with the state board holding authority to renew or rescind those waivers under set conditions. Who it may affect: local school boards, school administrators, teachers, and students in Kentucky public schools seeking greater flexibility in how they operate.

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