Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB347: AN ACT relating to maternity leave.
Status: In committee, March 2, 2026
Amend KRS 156.808 to require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations governing maternity leave for certified and equivalent staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education.
What the bill says
An act relating to maternity leave.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to maternity leave. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 156.808 is amended to read as follows: (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate, by administrative regulations, personnel policies and procedures for all full-time and part-time unclassified employees, certified and equivalent staff, including administrative, teaching, and supervisory staff in the Office of Career and Technical Education central office and state-operated vocational facilities. All other staff shall remain under the authority of the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet and KRS Chapter 18A. Employees who transfer to or from the KRS Chapter 18A personnel system shall transfer accrued annual, compensatory, and sick leave. (2) As provided in KRS 156.800 to 156.860, the Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations for the administration of a personnel system in the Office of Career and Technical Education which are consistent with the provisions of KRS 156.800 to 156.860 and with federal standards for state government agencies receiving federal grants. (3) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations for full-time and part-time certified and equivalent staff governing: (a) Establishment and abolishment of positions, including a prohibition against eliminating funding for or abolishment of a teaching position at a stateoperated secondary area vocational education and technology center during a school year in which students …
Sponsors
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Teachers, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Education, Vocational, Fiscal Note, Boards And Commissions, Personnel And Employment, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
Common questions
- What is SB347?
- SB347 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to maternity leave.
- What does SB347 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to maternity leave.
- What is the status of SB347?
- In committee as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB347?
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020).
- Where is the official record for SB347?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb347.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.