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HB 621 Kentucky House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to class sizes for exceptional children and youth.

Summary
Amend KRS 157.220 to require the Kentucky Department of Education to promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with the maximum class sizes and caseloads specified for exceptional children and youth; make technical corrections; amend KRS 157.200 to define "caseload" and "special classes"; amend KRS 157.230, 157.3175, and 159.990 to conform.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates smaller class sizes and caseloads for exceptional children, directly improving educational access and support for special needs students in K-12 settings.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Mar 18, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Current/Final · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill updates the official title and document identifiers to reflect the current legislative session. It reorganizes the statutory text regarding special education caseloads and class sizes, moving the state preschool maximums to a new subsection and clarifying how teachers with mixed disability categories should calculate their caseloads. Additionally, the bill amends the legal definitions of key terms like 'caseload' and 'exceptional children and youth' to ensure consistency with current educational practices.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on special education administration, but the applicability of caseload limits has been clarified for teachers managing students with multiple disability categories.
TECHNICAL

Updated the document title and header identifiers from 'BR 1739' to 'HB 621' to match the current bill number.

REQUIREMENT

Reorganized the structure of caseload and class size regulations, specifically moving state preschool limits to a new paragraph and adding rules for teachers assigned to students with more than one disability category.

DEFINITION

Revised the legal definitions for 'caseload' and 'exceptional children and youth' to align with modern special education standards.

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

103–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 105
Mar 12, 2026
D Democratic21
20 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican84
83 Yea 1
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Mar 18, 2026
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.