# Kentucky SB 207: AN ACT relating to education. Kentucky SB 207, AN ACT relating to education., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephen West (Republican); status became law, last action 2025-03-27 (delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 113)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KY-SB207-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kentucky SB 207 - State: Kentucky - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT relating to education. - Status: became law - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-18 - Last action: 2025-03-27, delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 113) - Sponsor: Stephen West (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Education, Elementary and Secondary, Education, Vocational, State Agencies, Teachers, Boards and Commissions, Short Titles and Popular Names, Fiscal Note - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (251 yes, 45 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Students gain accessible classroom materials options: benefit, medium. The state board can select and buy accessible materials for Kentucky public-school students with impaired vision in kindergarten through grade 12. Selected materials can be provided free, including braille books and large print in 18- to 24-point type. These materials remain state property. Publish… - Students can receive free classroom materials: benefit, low. The state school officer can buy district-adopted kindergarten-through-grade-12 materials with state education board approval. Purchased materials can be distributed free to pupils in the district that adopted them. The law does not require these purchases in every district or set a dollar benefit. - Educators and parents guide materials reviews: benefit, low. The chief state school officer appoints at least 10 curriculum task force members for four-year terms, limited to two consecutive full terms. Eight need five years of Kentucky public-school teaching or supervisory experience and four years of college training. These seats include two teachers or in… - Private schools gain instructional flexibility: benefit, low. Certified private and parochial schools no longer face one statutory requirement to align their instruction. They must still teach in English and offer the subjects required in public schools. Minimum school-term and instructional-year requirements also remain. The change does not set tuition or pr… - Curriculum reviewers lose daily service pay: cost, low. Curriculum task force members and instructional materials reviewers serve without pay, replacing the former daily compensation provisions. Necessary travel and meeting expenses remain reimbursable at the state employee per diem rate. - High school test substitution option ends: cost, low. The state education board no longer has the stated authority to substitute end-of-course exams for required statewide high school tests. This restriction covers math, reading, and science assessments. It does not establish a direct charge for families. - School materials purchases can be delayed: cost, low. The chief state school officer can delay instructional-material purchases when funds are insufficient. State and district purchases must still follow the instructional-material purchasing laws. The law sets no maximum delay. - Schools gain flexibility with waiver limits: mixed, low. Local boards can request state-rule waivers by majority vote; school councils can also request class-size waivers. The state board must approve requests likely to improve operations without harming achievement, or improve achievement. Waivers expire June 30 after the third full school year; three-y… - Elementary students must learn cursive writing: mixed, low. Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, every Kentucky elementary school must teach cursive writing. Lessons must be designed to ensure students become proficient by the end of grade five. - Materials sellers face safeguards and penalties: mixed, low. Publishers seeking adoption or approval must submit materials, prices, and standards information to the depository and provide samples when requested. They must certify that materials are free of factual errors when placed on the approved list. Publicly funded school officials and employees cannot… - Schools can seek nutrition rule exceptions: mixed, low. Schools must follow Kentucky's minimum standards for foods and drinks sold outside federal school meal programs. Districts can request state-board waivers for individual schools through the general waiver process. The state board must review nutrition waivers every year, regardless of their length.… - Schools get a new innovation path: mixed, low. The law ends the old districts-of-innovation framework, including its approval, application, and operating requirements. Local boards can instead request a school-of-innovation designation through the new waiver process. The state board must approve requests showing likely improvements in operation… - Schools get new materials purchasing rules: mixed, low. Kentucky creates a materials depository that negotiates prices, handles approved-list purchases, and shares materials, review, adoption, and assessment information publicly. Superintendents report district selections through it, except qualifying alternate purchases. Districts can spend materials f… - State reviews reshape classroom materials choices: mixed, low. A new State Quality Curriculum Task Force publishes approved materials by grade for reading and writing, math, science, and social studies. Reviews cover standards, accessibility, accuracy, research, cultural relevance, projected cost, and supporting materials. At least eight subject reviewers need… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephen West (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gex Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Nunn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Rawlings (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | passed | pass | 31 | 7 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | passed | pass | 78 | 16 | | | 2025-03-14 | House | passed | pass | 73 | 16 | | | 2025-03-14 | Senate | passed | pass | 31 | 6 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed | pass | 38 | 0 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-03-27: delivered to Secretary of State (Acts Ch. 113) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-27: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: passed 78-16 (House) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (House) - 2025-03-27: posted for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-27: to Rules (H) (House) - 2025-03-27: received in House (House) - 2025-03-27: passed 31-7 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: veto overridden (Senate) - 2025-03-27: posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto - 2025-03-27: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Vetoed - 2025-03-14: delivered to Governor - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House (Senate) - 2025-03-14: enrolled, signed by President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 31-6 (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-14: to Rules (S) (Senate) - 2025-03-14: received in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-14: passed 73-16 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-14: Floor Amendment (3) defeated (House) - 2025-03-14: 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-14: placed in the Orders of the Day (House) - 2025-03-14: taken from Rules (House) - 2025-03-13: floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2025-03-13: 2nd reading, to Rules (House) - 2025-03-12: floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute (House) - 2025-03-12: reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title) (House) - 2025-03-07: to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (House) - 2025-03-05: to Committee on Committees (H) (House) - 2025-03-05: received in House (House) - 2025-03-04: 3rd reading, passed 38-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 04, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: reported favorably, to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-28: returned to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-28: 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-28: taken from Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: returned to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: taken from Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-20: to Education (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: to Committee on Committees (S) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: introduced in Senate (Senate) ## Bill text - Current, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb207/bill.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb207/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/sb207/bill.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/25RS/sb207/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-SB207-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).