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SB 268 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to virtual education.

Summary
Prohibit the commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Kentucky Department of Education from establishing or implementing, or requiring a school district to implement, any cap, limitation, or restriction on enrollment for a virtual program; prohibit the Kentucky Department of Education and the Kentucky Board of Education from reducing or withholding any funds due to a school district from the fund to Support Education Excellence in Kentucky based on the district's operation of a virtual program; sunset prohibitions on June 30, 2026.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationProhibits enrollment caps/restrictions on virtual education and protects funding for virtual programs, advancing educational access and program stability.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyProhibits restrictions on virtual education enrollment and ensures funding, directly advancing technology-enabled education access and digital learning infrastructure.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2025 Last action Mar 5, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
recommitted to Education (S)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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