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SB 152 Kentucky Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to education.

Summary
Amend KRS 160.345 to define "school-based policy"; require that principals provide monthly and annual reports to the local board of education; set notice requirements for school advisory council elections; establish that a superintendent selects the principals for the school district; require that all school-based policies be reviewed and approved by the local board before implementation and provide exceptions; amend KRS 160.370 to permit county school districts with more than 15,000 students to delegate the approval of school-based policies; amend KRS 158.1415 to permit a local school board to adopt a curriculum for human sexuality; amend various sections of KRS Chapters 7, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 164, and 605 to transfer duties of school-based decision making councils to advisory councils and principals and to conform.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from a draft version to its final adopted form, correcting formatting errors and updating the bill identifier to reflect its official status. Substantively, the definitions for 'Parent' and 'School' were refined to clarify who is included in the new advisory council system, and the council composition requirements were adjusted to ensure minority representation in schools with significant minority student populations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on education policy, specifically the creation of school advisory councils, though the definition of who qualifies as a 'parent' for these councils was narrowed to exclude school employees and board members.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'Parent' was updated to explicitly exclude district employees, their relatives, local school board members, and their spouses from serving on the new advisory councils.

REQUIREMENT

Requirements for school advisory councils were modified to mandate at least one minority member in schools where minority students make up 8% or more of the enrollment.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to change the document identifier from a draft reference to the official 'SB 152/GA' and corrected the page count from 179 to 176.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

31–13
Passed
Total votes 44
Feb 19, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican38
31 Yea 7 Nay
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 27-11 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.