Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB383: AN ACT relating to children of military families.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 159.075 to require a school district to take the necessary steps to ensure that a child of a military family who has an individualized education program or section 504 plan shall receive comparable services when the child begins school; amend KRS 200.664 to require a point of entry to take the necessary steps to ensure that a child with an individualized family services plan shall receive comparable services prior to the child's arrival to their new location.
What the bill says
An act relating to children of military families.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to children of military families. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 159.075 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section and Section 2 of this Act: (a) "Adopt" means the action taken by a school district when it has accepted and immediately implemented: 1. An existing Individualized Education Program, Section 504 Plan, or Individualized Family Services Plan that was developed and implemented by a child's prior admissions and release committee, Section 504 team, or multidisciplinary team; or 2. A new Individualized Education Program, Section 504 Plan, or Individualized Family Services Plan that was developed by a child's current admissions and release committee, Section 504 team, or multidisciplinary team; (b) "Date of arrival" means the date on which a child of a military family physically arrives to the location that the child's military parent or guardian is transferred, pending transfer, or returning to within the state; (c) "Initial evaluation" means the first comprehensive evaluation of a child, regardless of the jurisdiction where the evaluation occurred, to determine if the child is a child with a disability, as defined in 20 U.S.C. sec. 1401(3), and therefore eligible for special education and related services; (d) "Reevaluation" means any comprehensive evaluation after a child's initial evaluation to determine …
Sponsors
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Veterans, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Military Affairs And Civil Defense, Children And Minors, Parental Rights, Disabilities
Common questions
- What is HB383?
- HB383 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to children of military families.
- What does HB383 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to children of military families.
- What is the status of HB383?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB383?
- Vanessa Grossl (R, HD-088).
- Where is the official record for HB383?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb383.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.