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Bill AN ACT relating to education. Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission. us/states/ky Kentucky General Assembly 2026RS SB 263 Kentucky SB 263 (2026RS)
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Kentucky SB 263 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to education.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to make findings and declarations about locally driven innovation and the intent of the General Assembly to permit flexibility for school districts to improve practices; amend KRS 156.161 to modify the waiver process and the waiver authority of the Kentucky Board of Education; require the Kentucky Department of Education to assist local boards of education in the development of waiver requests; specify the analysis the department shall provide to the state board in reviewing a local board's waiver request; establish a process for a local board to submit a request for a school or program to be identified as a school of innovation with a set of waivers that operate collectively; provide protections for school districts that rely on waiver assistance from the department; create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to require the state board to establish a list of expedited waivers; establish the expedited waiver process and authority; require the state board to annually review all waivers granted to determine necessary changes to administrative regulations or statutes or identify new best practices; amend KRS 157.360 to conform; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the school of innovation pilot project; establish the school of innovation pilot project fund; provide procedures for the operation of the pilot project; conclude the pilot project on June 30, 2028; require the department to annually report information and findings from the pilot project to the Legislative Research Commission.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 180 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Pass — 75–18 (pass) · upper
  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 263 w/ HCS 1 — 32–6 (pass) · upper
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 263 — 32–6 (pass) · upper
  • Veto Override — 75–15 (pass) · upper
  • PASS SB 263 w/ SCS 1 — 30–6 (pass) · upper
  • Suspend the Rules — 18–25 (fail) · upper

Sponsors

  • L. Tichenor — primary (person)
  • S. West — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate introduction
  • 2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 to Education (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules reading-2
  • 2026-03-13T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, March 16 2026
  • 2026-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day passage
  • 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 30-6 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 1st reading reading-1
  • 2026-03-27T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading reading-2
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Committee on Committees (H)
  • 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 to Appropriations & Revenue (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) committee-passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute amendment-introduction
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 75-18 with Committee Substitute (1) passage, reading-3
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Senate concurred in Committee Substitute (1)
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 32-6 passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Governor
  • 2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 Vetoed executive-veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 32-6 passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H) referral-committee
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules (H)
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 posted for consideration of Governor's veto
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 veto overridden veto-override-passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 passed 75-15 passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House passage
  • 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 180) became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/887eeac0-93c3-435d-8dcc-97fdb0df5b0d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).

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