---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education."
description: "AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2021RS"
identifier: "HB 178"
citation: "Kentucky HB 178 (2021RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary", "Reorganization"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["R. Thomas", "S. Sheldon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53f73c93-2eed-48f8-9132-3cc34294bdea"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb178.html"
source_hash: "ba717258652f1e9b4e90dbb0b5db69e27a1406fe949fa24a821e999debd549c4"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 178 (2021RS) — AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb178/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/21RS/documents/0178.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb178/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- PASS HB 178 W/ scs1 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 178 W/ fccr — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- No Motion Provided — **fail** (fail) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- R. Thomas — primary (person)
- S. Sheldon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-01-06T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** posted in committee
- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 25, 2021
- **2021-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 78-16 with Committee Substitute `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 15, 2021
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) defeated
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 29-7 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage`
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Committee Substitute
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Committee Substitute for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1)
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 30-3 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** taken from Rules
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2021-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Bill passed 89-5 `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2021-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (ActsCh. 178) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53f73c93-2eed-48f8-9132-3cc34294bdea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).