AN ACT relating to school district finances.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 156.200 to authorize the commissioner of education to examine the expenditures, business methods, accounts, financial accounts, and educational records of a local board of education to enforce state law, and to take certain actions upon reason to suspect waste, fraud, fiscal mismanagement, or inaccurate accounts; establish parameters for the commissioner of education when considering an examination; authorize the commissioner of education to require additional training or financial reports to correct issues; provide for oversight by the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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