AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "department" and "principal"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of…
Introduced: January 27, 2026
Last action: April 14, 2026
In effect since April 14, 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).
Plain-language summary
This bill creates a new training program called the principal leadership development practicum, which is designed to prepare people seeking to become school principals in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Education would be required to develop and run the program, with requirements taking effect starting in the 2027-2028 school year. It also updates the existing principal certification process by removing references to an older internship program and requires the Department to submit an implementation plan…
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Co-sponsors (8)
Roll calls
Senate: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
House: 3rd reading, passed 74-15 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
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