Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB124: AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.
Status: In committee, April 15, 2026
Amend KRS 161.155 to allow school district employees to use sick leave for observance of religious holidays not otherwise included on the school's calendar if the employee submits a personal statement verifying the observance and gives advance notice to the district; permit local school districts to compensate teachers and employees prior to retirement for accrued accumulated sick leave above 15 days at up to 30% of the teacher's or employee's daily wage; provide that compensation for sick leave compensated prior to retirement shall not impact retirement benefits or contributions to the Teachers' Retirement System or County Employees Retirement System and shall be considered as payment for services rendered; require the Kentucky Department of Education to annually report to the Legislative Research Commission on school districts who have established a program to compensate unused sick leave prior to retirement; amend KRS 78.616 and 161.220 to conform and to make technical amendments.
What the bill says
An act relating to sick leave for school district personnel.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 161.155 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Assault" shall mean an act that intentionally causes injury so significant that the victim is determined to be, by certification of a physician or surgeon duly qualified under KRS Chapter 342, incapable of performing the duties of his or her job; (b) "Employee" shall mean any person, other than a teacher, employed in the public schools, whether on a full or part-time basis; (c) "Immediate family" shall mean the teacher's or employee's spouse, children including stepchildren and foster children, grandchildren, daughters-in-law and sons-in law, brothers and sisters, parents and spouse's parents, and grandparents and spouse's grandparents, without reference to the location or residence of said relative, and any other blood relative who resides in the teacher's or employee's home; (d) "Sick leave bank" shall mean an aggregation of sick leave days contributed by teachers or employees for use by teachers or employees who have exhausted all sick leave and other available paid leave days; and (e) "Teacher" shall mean any person for whom certification is required as a basis of employment in the common schools of the state. (2) Each district …
Sponsors
- Matt Nunn (R, SD-017) · primary sponsor
- Jimmy Higdon (R, SD-014)
- Donald Douglas (R, SD-022)
- Aaron Reed (R, SD-007)
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006)
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020)
Latest actions
- : recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- : taken from the Orders of the Day
- : floor amendments (5) and (6-title) filed
- : floor amendment (4) filed
- : floor amendments (2) and (3-title) filed
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
- : floor amendment (1) filed
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
Votes
- Senate: PASS SB 124 RSN# 3848 (February 23, 2026): 35 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Teachers, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Reports Mandated, Retirement And Pensions, Education, Finance, Actuarial Analysis, Public Officers And Employees, Religion
Common questions
- What is SB124?
- SB124 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to sick leave for school district personnel.
- What does SB124 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to sick leave for school district personnel.
- What is the status of SB124?
- In committee as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB124?
- Matt Nunn (R, SD-017), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB124?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb124.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.