Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB1: AN ACT relating to education.
Status: Chaptered, April 14, 2026
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide the findings of the General Assembly relating to Jefferson County Public Schools; provide the General Assembly's determinations based on those findings; repeal and reenact KRS 160.370, relating to duties of superintendents and local boards of education.
What the bill says
An act relating to education.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to education. WHEREAS, the Commonwealth has a compelling interest in ensuring that all students receive access to safe, reliable, and effective public education systems that meet student needs, protect student well-being, and responsibly steward public funds; and WHEREAS, certain school districts within the Commonwealth operate at a scale and level of complexity that is fundamentally different from the operational, governance, and management demands faced by other local school districts; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) serves approximately 95,000 students across 168 schools, educates students speaking more than 139 languages, and employs thousands of instructional and noninstructional staff, creating a large and complex public educational system unlike any other district in Kentucky; and WHEREAS, JCPS operates one of the largest public-sector budgets in the Commonwealth, managing an annual district budget of approximately $1,900,000,000, which constitutes the largest public school district budget in Kentucky, exceeds the operating budget of Louisville Metro Government, is more than twice the size of the Commonwealth's second-largest public school district budget, and is nearly six times larger than the next-largest district, thereby magnifying the statewide fiscal risk associated with governance, management, and financial decision-making within the district; and WHEREAS, JCPS operates a daily student transportation system serving approximately 60,000 riders, an operational footprint exceeding the total population of most Kentucky counties and requiring …
Sponsors
- David Givens (R, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- Steve West (R, SD-027)
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006)
- Mike Wilson (R, SD-032)
Latest actions
- : delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 153)
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : passed 79-20
- : posted for consideration of Governor's veto
- : taken from Rules (H)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : passed 31-7
- : veto overridden
Votes
- Senate: OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 1 RSN# 4145 (April 14, 2026): 31 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House: Veto Override RCS# 475 (April 14, 2026): 79 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Senate: FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 1 w/ HFA 2 (HFA 2) RSN# 4120 (April 1, 2026): 29 yea, 8 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 423 (April 1, 2026): 75 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Senate: PASS SB 1 RSN# 3792 (February 2, 2026): 29 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Boards And Commissions, Consolidated Local Governments
Common questions
- What is SB1?
- SB1 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to education.
- What does SB1 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education.
- What is the status of SB1?
- Chaptered as of April 14, 2026. Latest action: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 153) (April 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1?
- David Givens (R, SD-009), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb1.html
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