KentuckyAN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system.
What it does
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; permit local school districts to develop and implement a local accountability system; require data publication on the local accountability system; require the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to provide technical assistance in the development of local accountability; permit KDE to incentivize local accountability; set the time frame for requiring local accountability in all local school districts; authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate necessary administrative regulations; amend KRS 158.6453 to update terminology regarding academic standards; remove specific writing and editing and mechanics as required summative assessments; require KDE to incorporate a writing program into academic standards and professional development; require school-based decision making councils to adopt a writing program policy and publish it on the school's website; remove requirement for KDE to establish recommendations on using preliminary assessment data to identify students for advanced coursework; amend KRS 158.6455 to add individual student growth metric and student engagement as state indicators in the accountability system, remove quality of school climate and safety as state indicator, remove "status" and "change" metrics from state accountability system; amend KRS 158.6459, 164.7874, and 157.069 to conform.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13signed by Governor Andy Beshear (Acts Ch. 138)Became Law
- Apr 2
- Vote recorded Final Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded FINAL PASSAGE OF HB 257. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1delivered to Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by President of the SenateTo Governor
- Apr 1enrolled, signed by Speaker of the HouseMajor
- Apr 1passed 84-2Major
- Apr 1Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- Apr 1posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- Apr 1taken from Rules
- Apr 1to Rules (H)Minor
- Apr 1received in House
- Apr 1passed 30-6Major
- Apr 1Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- Apr 1posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- Apr 1Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- Apr 1Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- Apr 1Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- Apr 1Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- Apr 1Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- Apr 1Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)
- Apr 1posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (6) and Committee Substitute (1)
- Apr 1to Rules (S)Minor
- Apr 1received in Senate
- Mar 31House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)
- Mar 31posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)
- Mar 31to Rules (H)Minor
- Mar 31received in House
- Mar 27passed 32-5 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (6)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded PASS HB 257 w/ SCS 1, SFA 6. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27Floor Amendments (2), (3), (4), (5) and (7) withdrawn
- Mar 273rd readingMinor
- Mar 26posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 27 2026
- Mar 20floor amendment (6) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (7) filed to billMinor
- Mar 20floor amendments (2) and (5) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendments (1-title), (3) and (4) filed to billMinor
- Mar 202nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Mar 19reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Mar 18to Education (S)Minor
- Feb 18to Committee on Committees (S)Minor
- Feb 18received in Senate
- Feb 173rd reading, passed 92-1 with Committee Substitute (1)Passed House
- Vote recorded Pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 17 2026
- Feb 52nd reading, to RulesMinor
- Feb 4floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee SubstituteMinor
- Feb 4reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)Minor
- Jan 15to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Minor
- Jan 8to Committee on Committees (H)Minor
- Jan 8introduced in HouseIntroduced