Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Status: Signed into law, April 23, 2026
Amend KRS 161.028 to authorize the Education Professional Standards Board to use proceeds from certification fees for the development and maintenance of the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System (KEPS); amend KRS 160.152 to require KEPS to allow a potential applicant to create and submit applications to multiple school districts; make technical changes.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 161.028 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Education Professional Standards Board is recognized to be a public body corporate and politic and an agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth, in the performance of essential governmental functions. The Education Professional Standards Board has the authority and responsibility to: (a) Establish standards and requirements for obtaining and maintaining a teaching certificate; (b) Set standards for, approve, and evaluate college, university, and school district programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school personnel. College or university programs may be approved by the board for a college or university with regional institutional level accreditation or national institutional level accreditation that is recognized by the United States Department of Education and is eligible to receive federal funding under U.S.C. secs. 1061 to 1063. Program standards shall reflect national standards and shall address, at a minimum, the following: 1. The alignment of programs with the state's core content for assessment as defined in KRS 158.6457; 2. Research-based classroom practices, including effective classroom management techniques; 3. Emphasis on subject matter competency of teacher education students; 4. Methodologies to meet diverse educational needs of all students; 5. The consistency …
Sponsors
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023) · primary sponsor
- Kevin Jackson (R, HD-020)
- Scott Lewis (R, HD-014)
Latest actions
- : signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196)
- : delivered to Governor
- : enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
- : enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
- : passed 82-13
- : House concurred in Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- : to Rules (H)
- : received in House
- : 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
Votes
- House: Final Passage RCS# 504 (April 15, 2026): 82 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Senate: Floor Vote (SCS 1) RSN# 4064 (March 31, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Pass RCS# 235 (March 11, 2026): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State Agencies, Teachers, Education, Elementary And Secondary
Common questions
- What is HB727?
- HB727 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
- What does HB727 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Kentucky Educator Placement Service System.
- What is the status of HB727?
- Signed into law as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 196) (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB727?
- Steve Riley (R, HD-023), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB727?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb727.html
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