---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to local boards of education."
description: "Amend KRS 160.180 to provide additional types of evidence permitted to document a board of education candidate's completion of twelfth grade; remove specifications for the topics of required trainings for board of education members."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2024RS"
identifier: "HB 449"
citation: "Kentucky HB 449 (2024RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions", "Education", "Elementary and Secondary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["K. Jackson", "M. Dossett", "S. Lewis", "S. Riley", "T. Truett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45b3c49b-7861-494f-a282-c66ac25ba9c5"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb449.html"
source_hash: "60f2d3ee7f714decda57d8605a772d8f584729bbb7bec85781a957b4e533ed50"
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 449 (2024RS) — AN ACT relating to local boards of education.

Amend KRS 160.180 to provide additional types of evidence permitted to document a board of education candidate's completion of twelfth grade; remove specifications for the topics of required trainings for board of education members.

## 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/24RS/hb449/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/24RS/documents/0215.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb449/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Final Passage — **pass** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASS HB 449 W/ fccr — **pass** (pass) · lower
- PASS HB 449 W/ scs1 sfa2 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- K. Jackson — primary (person)
- M. Dossett — primary (person)
- S. Lewis — primary (person)
- S. Riley — primary (person)
- T. Truett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** to Education (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 06, 2024
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 96-0 with Committee Substitute (1) `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** to Education (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2024-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-26T04:00:00+00:00** passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day `passage`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Floor Amendment (1) withdrawn
- **2024-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** passed 35-1 with Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2) `passage`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and Floor Amendment (2)
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** House refused to concur in Senate Floor Amendment (2)
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in House
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (S) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for receding from Senate Floor Amendment (2) for Monday, April 15, 2024
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate refused to recede from Floor Amendment (2)
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee appointed in Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report (1) filed in House and Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report (1)
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 37-0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** to Rules (H) `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Report
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed 94-0 `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2024-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 215) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45b3c49b-7861-494f-a282-c66ac25ba9c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).