AN ACT relating to public schools and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 160.160 to allow a local board of education to enter into an agreement for the construction of adjoining road improvements and require the Transportation Cabinet to reimburse the cost of those improvements; authorize a local board to expend funds to ensure adequate connection to those improvements; amend KRS 45A.352 to allow a local school district to request proposals for energy savings contracts based on the decommissioning and sale or transfer of inefficient buildings and the development of new, energy-efficient buildings; amend KRS 156.095 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an optional program of professional development for district facilities and property management and maintain a list of entities providing similar professional development offerings; until Jun 30, 2024, provide local boards of education the authority to provide for and commence the purchase or condemnation of property notwithstanding requirements for prior approval from the chief state school officer, size of school sites, or limitations of cost relative to constructions costs; require the Kentucky Department of Education to conduct a review of administrative regulations and procedures relating to property acquisition and disposal as part of the review required by 2022 Kentucky Acts Chapter 185; and require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit the modified report required under that section 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 185 sec.7 to the Local Superintendents Advisory Council for review and comment prior to completion; EMERGENCY.