Bill > HB631

This bill allows Kentucky school districts flexibility in their calendars for the 2025-2026 school year, particularly in response to emergencies. It establishes that the minimum requirement for students will be 1,062 instructional hours, rather than a specific number of attendance days, and permits the Commissioner of Education to grant up to ten additional "disaster relief student attendance days" for instruction in alternative settings when schools are closed due to health or safety reasons, on top of existing provisions. To make up for missed instructional time, school districts can add time to existing student attendance days, with a standard day not exceeding seven hours of instruction unless an innovative calendar is approved. Any district wanting to revise its calendar must submit a plan to the Kentucky Department of Education for approval, detailing how the required instructional hours will be met. Importantly, any instructional time made up by adding hours to student attendance days will count towards the employment contract days for both classified and certified school employees. The bill also declares an emergency, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage.

Education

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb631.html