Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

9.0 KiB
Raw Permalink Blame History

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags
type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
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program and make conforming changes to initial principal certification process; amend KRS 156.492 to remove an outdated reference; require the Kentucky Department of Education to submit a report to the Legislative Research Commission by November 1, 2026, setting out the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)
bill
Administrative Regulations And Proceedings
Education
Elementary And Secondary
Reports Mandated
State Agencies
Teachers
enacted
D. Douglas
D. Givens
G. Neal
L. Tichenor
M. Deneen
M. Wilson
M. Wise
R. Mills
S. West
3 57 6 2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 openstates ocd-bill/1c6cda1f-9804-49af-92ce-f47b72d608ed https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb4.html 1da9aa92dcdee1134d52a4b4eda5d73e99fd4e6a356fcb84f4b5acdd91642310 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
legislation
bill
us-ky

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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Acts Chapter 154 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Current/Final (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASS SB 4 w/ SCS 1 — 380 (pass) · upper
  • Veto Override — 7819 (pass) · upper
  • FINAL PASSAGE OF SB 4 — 287 (pass) · upper
  • Final Passage — 7221 (pass) · upper
  • OVERRIDE VETO FINAL PASSAGE SB 4 — 308 (pass) · upper
  • Pass — 7415 (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).