Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SCR140: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force.
Status: In committee, March 2, 2026
Direct the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force to review and provide recommendations relating to the expansion of performance-based credit; outline task force membership; require the task force to meet monthly during the 2026 Interim of the General Assembly; require the task force to submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2026.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force. WHEREAS, an education system grounded in time-based requirements rather than learning acquisition is at odds with our educational aspirations; and WHEREAS, the skills and knowledge to meet the needs of the modern economy demand more than seat time as a primary indicator of learning outcomes; and WHEREAS, the federal Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, Pub. L. No. 114-95, defers to states to set the requirements and credit-earning activities for high school graduation; and WHEREAS, current administrative regulations in Kentucky permit local boards of education to issue performance-based credit aligned with the Kentucky academic standards, regardless of the number of instructional hours; and WHEREAS, despite this option being available, adoption of performance-based credit has yet to receive widespread adoption; and WHEREAS, other states, such as Wyoming with its Reimaging and Innovating the Delivery of Education Initiative (RIDE), have seen great success with initiatives to expand performance-based credit earning opportunities among their students; and WHEREAS, expansion of performance-based credit earning opportunities could provide opportunities for academic success among students who may struggle in achieving the traditional Carnegie time-based unit; and WHEREAS, expansion of performance-based credit earning opportunities could permit for an accelerated timeline in students earning a high school diploma and entering into postsecondary education or …
Sponsors
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Education, Higher, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Reports Mandated, Studies Directed, Legislative Research Commission, Task Forces, Legislative Branch
Common questions
- What is SCR140?
- SCR140 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force.
- What does SCR140 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Research Commission to establish the Performance-Based Education Task Force.
- What is the status of SCR140?
- In committee as of March 2, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR140?
- Gex Williams (R, SD-020).
- Where is the official record for SCR140?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/scr140.html
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