# Kentucky HB 48: AN ACT relating to education. Kentucky HB 48, AN ACT relating to education., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Shane Baker (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-01 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 145)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB48-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky HB 48 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to education. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-07 - Last action: 2025-04-01, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 145) - Sponsor: Shane Baker (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Education, Elementary and Secondary, State Agencies, Teachers, Reports Mandated, Short Titles and Popular Names - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (231 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools must display crisis hotline numbers: benefit, low. The law replaces the earlier public-school hotline display rule with one covering public schools and public charter schools. Schools must prominently display the statewide child-abuse hotline, National Human Trafficking Hotline, and Safe Haven Baby Boxes Crisis Line numbers. The law does not change… - Fewer routine reviews for experienced educators: benefit, low. The law changes required formal evaluations from at least every three years to at least every five years for covered educators. This covers teachers and other professionals with continuing status, plus principals, assistant principals, and other certified administrators. Supervisors can require ext… - Students receive twice-yearly suicide prevention lessons: benefit, low. The law replaces earlier suicide-prevention provisions while requiring two high-quality, evidence-based lessons each school year. Public and public charter schools must provide them to grades 6–12 by September 15 and January 15. Lessons can be in person, live-streamed, or recorded; public schools m… - New school reporting rules face limits: benefit, low. From the law's effective date, the Kentucky Board of Education cannot add school reporting requirements without express legal authority. A state statute or federal law must expressly authorize any new reporting duty for public schools or districts. - Optional staff training helps struggling students: benefit, low. Kentucky's education department must offer training about students at risk of failing school or dropping out. It must address these students' traits and learning needs. School staff can choose whether to take part. - New teacher support becomes optional: cost, low. Kentucky school districts are encouraged, but no longer required, to offer support programs for first-year teachers. Programs they offer are to follow standards and guidance from the Education Professional Standards Board. - Recurring safety training for school staff: mixed, low. Kentucky's education department must set a recurring training schedule by August 1, 2025, and districts must follow it. Certified district employees and public charter school employees must complete at least one hour each on active-shooter response, child abuse and neglect, suicide prevention, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shane Baker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Aaron Thompson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Beverly Chester-Burton (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Chris Lewis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Grossberg (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: DJ Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jared Bauman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Decker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason Nemes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Tipton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Jackson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Willner (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Shawn McPherson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Riley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Timmy Truett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Vanessa Grossl (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wade Williams (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | passed | pass | 96 | 1 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 37 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 98 | 1 | | ## Actions (30) - 2025-04-01: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 145) - 2025-03-28: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-28: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-28: passed 96-1 (Senate) - 2025-03-28: House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-14: received in House (House) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, March 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-13: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: returned to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-07: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: taken from Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: returned to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: taken from Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-06: to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-05: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-04: 3rd reading, passed 98-1 with Committee Substitute (2) (House) - 2025-02-21: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 25, 2025 (House) - 2025-02-19: reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2) (House) - 2025-02-13: recommitted to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-02-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-02-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) (House) - 2025-02-04: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-01-07: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-01-07: introduced in House (House) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb48/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb48/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs. (became law) - HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency. (signed) - HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development. (signed) - HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings. (signed) - HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices. (signed) - HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb48/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/hb48/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [HB 501: AN ACT relating to pharmaceutical drugs.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB501-2025RS) - [HB 664: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB664-2025RS) - [HB 606: AN ACT relating to economic development.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB606-2025RS) - [HB 421: AN ACT relating to colorectal cancer screenings.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB421-2025RS) - [HB 555: AN ACT relating to local government financial practices.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB555-2025RS) - [HB 493: AN ACT relating to the towing and storage of motor vehicles.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB493-2025RS) - [Kentucky bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky/bills) - [Kentucky state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kentucky) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB48-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).