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SB 68 Kentucky Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to education.

Summary
Amend KRS 158.645 to change the required learning capacities of Kentucky public school students; amend KRS 158.6451 to provide that schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement and shall develop students' ability to think critically and independently; amend KRS 156.010 to include career and technical education; amend KRS 160.345 to remove the reporting requirement relating to physical activity of students; amend KRS 157.065 to remove the reporting requirement relating to participation in breakfast programs; amend KRS 424.250 to reflect that school boards are tax levying authorities and do not file budgets with the county clerk; require district budgets to be published in the same manner as school financial reports; repeal KRS 157.061 and 158.856.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationAmends education statutes to mandate critical thinking development, include career education, and remove administrative reporting requirements, strengthening academic focus and program offerings.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Mar 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill primarily updates educational standards and departmental responsibilities, with minor formatting adjustments throughout. The substantive changes focus on refining how schools develop student capabilities and what the Department of Education must oversee.
Scope change
No significant change in scope or applicability; the bill continues to apply to Kentucky public education with updated language.
REQUIREMENT

Updated student learning goals to emphasize functioning in a 'complex and changing world' rather than 'civilization' in the literacy requirement.

Added a new requirement for schools to reduce students' dropout and retention rates.

Expanded the Department of Education's responsibilities to include research and development efforts to identify best educational practices.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments including page count changes and updated document identifiers.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

43–0
Passed
Total votes 43
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican37
37 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Mar 25, 2025
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 86)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
passed 37-0
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 90-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 2nd reading, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
returned to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
taken from Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (1)
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.