AN ACT relating to education.

Amend KRS 158.645 to change the required learning capacities of Kentucky public school students; amend KRS 158.6451 to provide that schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement and shall develop students' ability to think critically and independently; amend KRS 156.010 to include career and technical education; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the reporting requirement relating to physical activity of students; amend KRS 157.065 to remove the reporting requirement relating to participation in breakfast…

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: March 25, 2025

(Acts Ch. 86)

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This bill updates several Kentucky education laws, including adding a focus on critical and independent thinking as a goal for public school students and incorporating career and technical education into state education definitions. It also removes certain reporting requirements for schools related to physical activity and breakfast programs, and adjusts how school district budgets are published and classified under tax authority rules. Who it may affect: public school students, teachers and school administrators, and local school board officials.

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