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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 257

AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-11 12:11:04 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Boards And Commissions, Education, Elementary And Secondary, State Agencies
Introduced / first action
2026-01-08 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the time frame for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove "status" and "change" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and 157.069 to conform.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 138)

    executive-signature

  2. delivered to Governor

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  5. passed 84-2

    passage

  6. Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

  7. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  8. taken from Rules

  9. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  10. received in House

  11. passed 30-6

    passage

  12. Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

  13. posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report

  14. Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  15. Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  16. Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  17. Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate

  18. Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  19. Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)

  20. posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (6) and Committee Substitute (1)

  21. to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  22. received in Senate

  23. House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)

  24. posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)

  25. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  26. received in House

  27. passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)

    passage

  28. Floor Amendments (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) withdrawn

  29. 3rd reading

    reading-3

  30. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026

  31. floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (7) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  32. floor amendments (2) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1-title), (3) and (4) filed to bill

    amendment-introduction

  33. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  34. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  35. to Education (S)

    referral-committee

  36. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  37. received in Senate

  38. 3rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  39. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026

  40. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  41. floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  42. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage

  43. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  44. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  45. introduced in House

    introduction

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