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Kentucky 2026RS

HB 389

AN ACT relating to reading and writing in schools.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Education, Elementary And Secondary, Education, Higher, State Agencies, Teachers
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Amend KRS 158.307 to define "dysgraphia"; require the department to annually update the dyslexia toolkit; require the toolkit to include guidance on dysgraphia and strategies and other resources to be used for students displaying dyslexia and dysgraphia; require universal screeners and diagnostic tools be approved by the department; require each district to use evidence-based instructional strategies to provide intervention services; require school districts to report data to the department; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs include instruction on the application and implementation of a multitiered system of supports by the 2027-2028 school year.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. to Education (S)

    referral-committee
  2. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee
  3. received in Senate

  4. 3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3
  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, January 23, 2026

  6. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2
  7. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)

    committee-passage
  8. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    referral-committee
  9. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee
  10. introduced in House

    introduction

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