Kentucky House Bill 253
Session 2026RS
AN ACT relating to education and declaring an emergency.
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Passed Senate on Mar 31, 2026
First Action
Jan 8, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 31, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
253
State
Kentucky
Session
2026RS
Motion Text
Final Passage
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Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; require the Kentucky Department of Education to establish an approved list of reading curriculum and interventions that do not use a three-cueing system; prohibit school districts from using any curriculum or program that employs a three-cueing system; prohibit the use of a three-cueing system in teacher professional development; require the Educational Professional Standards Board to promulgate administrative regulations establishing curriculum for each approved educator preparation program; amend KRS 158.307 to require rather than allow local boards of education to develop a policy on dyslexia; require rather than allow the policy to include listed items; amend KRS 164.304 to require postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs to include instruction on dyslexia by the 2027-2028 school year, rather than the instruction being contingent on funding availability; amend KRS 164.306 to specify that educator preparation programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system; amend KRS 161.028 to require the board to include in the standards set for teacher preparation programs that the programs shall use evidence-based reading instruction and intervention programs and shall not provide instruction on a three-cueing system.
Proposed House Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Committee Substitute 1
Proposed Senate Committee Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 1
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 2
Proposed Senate Floor Amendment 3
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03/31/2026
House
delivered to Governor
03/31/2026
Senate
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
03/31/2026
House
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
03/31/2026
House
passed 93-1
03/31/2026
House
House concurred in Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
03/27/2026
House
posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Floor Amendments (2) and (3-title) and Committee Substitute (1)
03/26/2026
House
to Rules (H)
03/26/2026
House
received in House
03/25/2026
House
passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1), Floor Amendment (2) and Floor Amendment (3-title)
03/25/2026
House
floor amendment (1) withdrawn
03/25/2026
House
3rd reading
03/24/2026
House
passed over and retained in the Orders of the Day
03/20/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 24 2026
03/20/2026
House
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute , floor amendment (3-title) filed to bill
03/20/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
03/19/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
03/11/2026
Senate
to Education (S)
02/13/2026
Senate
to Committee on Committees (S)
02/13/2026
Senate
received in Senate
02/12/2026
House
3rd reading, passed 94-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
02/10/2026
House
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 11 2026
02/05/2026
House
2nd reading, to Rules
02/04/2026
House
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
01/15/2026
House
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
01/08/2026
House
to Committee on Committees (H)
01/08/2026
House
introduced in House
Sources
KY Legislature
Record Created
Jan 8, 2026 10:36:22 PM
Record Updated
Apr 1, 2026 7:11:21 AM