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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 250 modifies school-based decision-making councils, wellness policies, and student record confidentiality rules
Last action · January 15, 2026: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsors: A. Tackett Laferty and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 250 amends state statutes concerning school councils, updating principal selection processes, mandating daily physical activity policies for elementary grades, and prohibiting schools from expelling students based solely on delinquency records unless specific threat criteria are met.
The measure alters governance structures for local schools, establishes new procedural requirements for handling confidential student delinquency records, and creates a specific civil cause of action for students and parents if disclosure rules are violated.
- School-based decision making in Kentucky public schools is governed by statutory frameworks defining council composition, training requirements, and operational duties. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School Councils
Must comply with new minority representation rules, wellness policy developments, and principal selection procedures.
Students and Parents
Gain protections regarding record confidentiality and physical activity policies, alongside new civil remedies for unauthorized disclosures.
School Administrators and Teachers
Subject to new restrictions regarding disciplinary actions based on delinquency records and mandatory nondisclosure agreements during principal selections.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a school expel a student based on a delinquency record?
What training is required for new school council members?
Are school council meetings open to the general public?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeto Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Enhanced Record Confidentiality and Disciplinary Limits
The legislation reinforces protections for student delinquency records while establishing clear civil remedies for unauthorized disclosures.
Connected Entities
Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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