HB 240 Kentucky House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to primary school.

Summary
Amend KRS 158.305 to require kindergarten students to be given a universal screener within the final 10 instructional days of the school year; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year require that a student remain in kindergarten for an additional year if he or she did not make adequate progress in kindergarten; prohibit a school from requiring a student who turns seven by August 1 to remain in kindergarten; require the school to reevaluate the reading improvement plan of any student remaining in kindergarten; allow a student provided an additional year in kindergarten to advance through the primary program when it is determined to be in the student's best interest.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Signed Mar 27, 2025
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Introduced Current/Final · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill defines specific learning disability terms like aphasia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and dyslexia for Kentucky schools. It establishes requirements for reading improvement plans and teams, mandates universal screening for reading, and requires districts to implement evidence-based interventions for struggling students.
Scope change
The bill applies to Kentucky public schools and charter schools, specifically targeting students in kindergarten through grade four for reading interventions and kindergarten through grade three for multi-tiered support systems.
DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for learning disabilities including aphasia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, dyslexia, enrichment program, evidence-based, phonemic awareness, reading diagnostic assessment, reading improvement plan, reading improvement team, and universal screener.

REQUIREMENT

Requires school districts to implement a multi-tiered system of supports for students in kindergarten through grade three with varying levels of intervention intensity.

Mandates that each school district select at least one universal screener for reading to assess all students' reading performance.

Establishes reading improvement teams that must include parents, teachers, and school representatives to develop and oversee reading improvement plans.

TIMELINE

Changed the deadline for implementing universal screening from January 1, 2023 to a later date (specific date not fully visible in excerpt but shows revision from original timeline).

Floor votes · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 36-2
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 93-3
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
veto overridden
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Vetoed
posted for consideration of Governor's veto
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed 90-0
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 95-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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