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| Bill | AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "department" and "principal"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum. | us/states/ky | Kentucky General Assembly | 2026RS | SB 4 | Kentucky SB 4 (2026RS) |
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Kentucky SB 4 (2026RS) — AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 156 to define "department" and "principal"; establish the principal leadership development practicum; require the Kentucky Department of Education to develop and operate the practicum and outline the required components of the practicum; allow for substitution of practicum hours for hours of instruction required by the effective instructional leadership program; begin the practicum requirements with the 2027-2028 school year; authorize the promulgation of administrative regulations for the operation of the practicum; amend KRS 156.101 to conform; amend KRS 161.207 to remove references to the principal internship program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the implementation plan for the practicum.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Acts Chapter 154 (committee substitute) — source
- Current/Final (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASS SB 4 w/ SCS 1 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
- Veto Override — 78–19 (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 4 — 28–7 (pass) · upper
- Final Passage — 72–21 (pass) · upper
- OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 4 — 30–8 (pass) · upper
- Pass — 74–15 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- D. Douglas — primary (person)
- D. Givens — primary (person)
- G. Neal — primary (person)
- L. Tichenor — primary (person)
- M. Deneen — primary (person)
- M. Wilson — primary (person)
- M. Wise — primary (person)
- R. Mills — primary (person)
- S. West — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 introduced in Senate
introduction - 2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee - 2026-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 to Education (S)
referral-committee - 2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage - 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
- 2026-02-09T05:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-18T04:00:00+00:00 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
committee-passage - 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2 - 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
amendment-introduction - 2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 20 2026
- 2026-03-20T04:00:00+00:00 3rd reading, passed 74-15 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 received in Senate
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (S)
referral-committee - 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 Senate refused to concur in House Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 received in House
- 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 to Rules (H)
referral-committee - 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 taken from Rules
- 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 placed in the Orders of the Day
- 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 House refused to recede from Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
- 2026-03-25T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Conference Committee report adopted in House and Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee appointed in House and Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report filed in House and Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report adopted in House
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 72-21
passage - 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 taken from Rules
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 posted for passage for consideration of Free Conference Committee Report
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 Free Conference Committee report adopted in Senate
- 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed 28-7
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 30-8
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 78-19
passage - 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. 154)
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/1c6cda1f-9804-49af-92ce-f47b72d608ed. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).