Introduced February 18, 2025
SB268
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Prohibit the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Kentucky Department of Education from establishing or implementing, or requiring a school district to implement, any cap, limitation, or restriction on enrollment for a virtual program; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education from reducing or withholding any funds due to a school district from the fund to Support Education Excellence in Kentucky based on the district's operation of a virtual program; sunset prohibitions on June 30, 2026.
Plain-language summary
This bill would prevent state education officials from limiting how many students can enroll in virtual school programs offered by local school districts. It would also bar the state from cutting or withholding school funding because a district runs a virtual program. These rules would be in place until June 30, 2026. Who it may affect: students and families who use or want to use virtual learning programs, and local school districts that offer them.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Reed
Senator · Senate District 07
Co-sponsors (15)
Gex Williams
Senator · Senate District 20
Gary Boswell
Senator · Senate District 08
Danny Carroll
Senator · Senate District 02
Donald Douglas
Senator · Senate District 22
Rick Girdler
Senator · Senate District 15
Scott Madon
Senator · Senate District 29
Amanda Mays Bledsoe
Senator · Senate District 12
Stephen Meredith
Senator · Senate District 05
Robert Mills
Senator · Senate District 04
Matt Nunn
Senator · Senate District 17
Steve Rawlings
Senator · Senate District 11
Craig Richardson
Senator · Senate District 03
Robert Stivers
Senator · Senate District 25
Lindsey Tichenor
Senator · Senate District 06
Steve West
Senator · Senate District 27
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