# Kentucky SB 2: AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency. Kentucky SB 2, AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Julie Raque Adams (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-27 (signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB2-2026RS - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 2 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to school administrators and declaring an emergency. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-03-27, signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9) - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education, Elementary And Secondary, Education, Finance - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (164 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Tuition relief for some nonresident students: benefit, low. Districts still do not count most nonresident students for funding. But they may count nonresident students admitted under the district’s nonresident policy, and students whose parent works for the district. Districts may waive tuition for these students. - Freeze on new school reporting rules: benefit, low. Starting June 27, 2025, the state board may not add new reporting requirements for public schools or districts unless state law or federal law clearly authorizes it. - Schools can hire noncertified coaches: benefit, low. Districts may hire nonteaching, noncertified adults as coaches. They must be at least 21, be high school graduates, and pass a criminal background check. Rules will set training and other post-hire requirements, and boards may add extra requirements. - Stronger teaching tools in struggling schools: benefit, low. Teachers in comprehensive support schools receive required training on evidence-based reading and math instruction. District leaders must adopt evidence-based curricula and use high-quality materials that the state verifies match Kentucky standards. - Education board can lease TV facilities: benefit, low. The state board may lease land and buildings to support educational television and related instruction facilities. Leases can align with the two-year budget cycle and be renewed. The board may contract with public agencies to run the facilities, and contracts must bar political propaganda and comme… - No school logos in student NIL deals: cost, low. Student-athletes cannot use school property or school trademarks, uniforms, or copyrights to earn money from name, image, and likeness. Schools also may not grant those rights. The state will issue rules to enforce this ban. - Limits and transparency on district leader pay: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, new superintendent contracts cannot grant a higher percent raise than the district gives classroom teachers. Administrator raises also cannot exceed teacher percentage raises, unless tied to a major job change or a uniform raise for that job group; the commissioner may grant… - Three-year turnaround and stronger oversight: mixed, medium. Schools identified for comprehensive support follow a three-year turnaround plan. The superintendent leads the plan with a local board–approved team and fully implements it by the first full school day after identification. The Board sets yearly exit rules, and if a school shows no annual improveme… - Sports physicals and abuse-report warnings: mixed, low. Students who want to play school sports must get a medical exam each year from an approved health professional. Athletic consent forms must tell athletes they can report abuse to any adult and explain Kentucky’s duty-to-report law. Coach and administrator training must include how to report abuse,… - New age, grade, and transfer rules: mixed, low. Students in grades 7–8 can play most high school sports; the board may limit or ban them from varsity soccer, football, or boys/coed lacrosse if they have not finished 8th grade. A student who turns 19 before August 1 is ineligible; turning 19 on or after August 1 allows play for that school year,… - Girls’ teams and sex-based eligibility rules: mixed, low. Schools must label teams for grades 6–12 as Boys, Coed, or Girls. A student’s sex for sports is based on the original birth certificate or a sworn affidavit by the health professional who did the annual exam. Girls-designated sports are not open to male students, and schools are protected from comp… - New rules for school sports leagues: mixed, low. If a high school sponsors an activity similar to a scholarship sport, it must sponsor the scholarship sport. The athletics group must add two nonpublic school representatives to its board of control, one from regions 1–8 and one from regions 9–16, with staggered terms. Member schools may play nonme… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Julie Raque Adams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donald Douglas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | passed | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2026-03-19 | House | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 90 | 4 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-03-27: signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 9) - 2026-03-24: delivered to Governor - 2026-03-20: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2026-03-20: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-20: passed 36-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Senate concurred in House floor amendments (1) and (2-title) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: posted for passage for concurrence in House Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-20: taken from Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-20: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: received in Senate (Senate) - 2026-03-19: 3rd reading, passed 90-4 with Floor Amendment (1) and Floor Amendment (2-title) (House) - 2026-03-18: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 19 2026 (House) - 2026-03-12: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2026-03-11: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed (House) - 2026-03-11: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (House) - 2026-02-10: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2026-02-10: received in House (House) - 2026-02-09: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-06: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-06: 2nd reading, to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-05: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-28: to Education (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb2/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb2/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agencies and institutions, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergen… (became law) - SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities. (signed) - HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency. (signed) - SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle. (signed) - HB 826: AN ACT relating to education. (signed) - HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency. (signed) ## Sources - [Current (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb2/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/sb2/orig_bill.pdf) ## Related - [SB 197: AN ACT providing funding and establishing conditions for state government agenc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB197-2026RS) - [SB 133: AN ACT relating to the fiscal reporting of local entities.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB133-2026RS) - [HB 869: AN ACT relating to fiscal matters and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB869-2026RS) - [SB 66: AN ACT relating to the operation of a motor vehicle.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB66-2026RS) - [HB 826: AN ACT relating to education.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB826-2026RS) - [HB 727: AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-HB727-2026RS) - [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-SB2-2026RS (as of 2026-11-01).