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Kentucky 2026RS

SB 4

AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.

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

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Reports Mandated, State Agencies, Teachers
Introduced / first action
2026-01-27 05:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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 the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 154)

    became-law

  2. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  3. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  4. passed 78-19

    passage

  5. veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  6. posted for consideration of Governor's veto

  7. taken from Rules (H)

  8. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  9. received in House

  10. passed 30-8

    passage

  11. veto overridden

    veto-override-passage

  12. posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto

  13. to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  14. received in Senate

  15. Vetoed

    executive-veto

  16. delivered to Governor

  17. enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House

    passage

  18. enrolled, signed by President of the Senate

    passage

  19. passed 28-7

    passage

  20. Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate

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

  22. taken from Rules

  23. to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  24. received in Senate

  25. passed 72-21

    passage

  26. Free Conference Committee report adopted in House

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

  28. Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  29. Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  30. Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate

  31. Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate

  32. Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate

  33. House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  34. placed in the Orders of the Day

  35. taken from Rules

  36. to Rules (H)

    referral-committee

  37. received in House

  38. Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  39. posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

  40. taken from Rules

  41. to Rules (S)

    referral-committee

  42. received in Senate

  43. 3rd reading, passed 74-15 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    passage, reading-3

  44. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026

  45. floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute

    amendment-introduction

  46. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

  47. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)

    committee-passage

  48. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

    referral-committee

  49. to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  50. received in House

  51. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)

    passage, reading-3

  52. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026

  53. 2nd reading, to Rules

    reading-2

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

    committee-passage

  55. to Education (S)

    referral-committee

  56. to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

  57. introduced in Senate

    introduction

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