Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB789: AN ACT relating to advanced mathematics coursework.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 158.6453 to require a school district's advanced coursework plan to include middle school mathematics strategies to enable students to enroll in Algebra I by grade 8.
What the bill says
An act relating to advanced mathematics coursework.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to advanced mathematics coursework. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. No later than November 1, 2026, the Kentucky Department of Education shall submit a study report to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on middle school mathematics and advanced mathematics coursework opportunities. At a minimum, the report shall address: (1) Existing local policies and procedures governing student assignment to advanced mathematics coursework in general and advanced middle school mathematics coursework specifically; (2) The current availability of advanced mathematics coursework in Kentucky public middle schools, identifying the following for public middle schools that offer advanced mathematics coursework: (a) Eligibility criteria for students to be identified for participation in the advanced mathematics coursework; (b) Methods for how students are being identified for participation in the advanced mathematics coursework; (c) For each school district, the number and percentage of students participating in advanced mathematics coursework opportunities by grade level; (d) For each school district, the number and percentage of students who complete advanced middle school mathematics coursework and enroll in Algebra I by grade 8; (e) The defined sequence of advanced mathematics coursework offered in grades 6 to 8 and the means of delivering those offerings to students, including whether the course 2. Offered exclusively …
Sponsors
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017) · 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: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Children And Minors
Common questions
- What is HB789?
- HB789 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to advanced mathematics coursework.
- What does HB789 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to advanced mathematics coursework.
- What is the status of HB789?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB789?
- Robert Duvall (R, HD-017).
- Where is the official record for HB789?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb789.html
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