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HB 626KENTUCKYSession 2026RSState Billdead
Did Not Advance

Kentucky Bill Establishes Title IX Oversight System and Prohibits Unauthorized School Reporting Requirements

Original title: AN ACT relating to education reporting.

Last action · February 19, 2026: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsor: Daniel Grossberg

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What This Bill Proposed

Kentucky requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish a statewide oversight and monitoring system for compliance across all K-12 educational institutions, while prohibiting the board from imposing unauthorized reporting requirements on public schools and districts.

Why it matters

School districts and the Kentucky Department of Education must implement new reporting procedures for complaints, investigations, and employee nondisclosure agreements, and face penalties for noncompliance.

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.

Directly affected

K-12 educational institutions

Must comply with new Title IX reporting requirements, monitoring systems, and potential penalties for noncompliance.

Directly affected

Student-athletes

Subject to updated eligibility rules, mandatory annual medical examinations, biological sex verification standards for sports categories, and restrictions on name, image, and likeness activities.

Directly affected

Kentucky Department of Education

Must implement compliance monitoring, receive reports from educational institutions, and operate oversight systems.

Key Facts

  • The Kentucky Board of Education must promulgate administrative regulations to establish a statewide system of oversight and monitoring compliance with Title IX for all K-12 educational institutions.
  • K-12 educational institutions must timely report Title IX complaints, federal investigations, investigation outcomes, and employee nondisclosure agreements to the commissioner of education.
  • The system must annually identify institutions or subdivisions in need of additional training or intervention and establish reasonable penalties for noncompliance.
  • Beginning June 27, 2025, the state board is prohibited from imposing any new reporting requirement upon public schools or districts not expressly authorized by state statute or federal law.
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  • Student-athletes who turn 19 years of age prior to August 1 are ineligible for high school athletics, with specific exceptions for exceptional children under an individualized education program.
  • Member schools and student-athletes are prohibited from using school property or intellectual property in earning compensation through name, image, and likeness (NIL) activities.
  • The state board must ensure secondary schools sponsor athletic sports comparable to those for which NCAA members offer athletic scholarships.
  • Local boards of education must require an annual medical examination signed by an authorized medical professional for each student participating in school athletic activities.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the bill require K-12 educational institutions to report regarding Title IX?
Institutions must timely report complaints, federal investigation notices, investigation outcomes, and any employee or former employee contracts containing a nondisclosure agreement.
Can the Kentucky Board of Education create new reporting rules for public schools at any time?
No. On or after June 27, 2025, the state board cannot impose any new reporting requirement on public schools or districts unless expressly authorized by state statute or federal law.
Are student-athletes allowed to use school logos or property for name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation?
No member school may grant a student-athlete the right to use school property or intellectual property, such as trademarks and school uniforms, for NIL compensation, and students are barred from using them.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

2 actions
  1. Feb 19, 2026HouseCommittee
    to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  2. Feb 11, 2026HouseIntroduced
    introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

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Sponsors

Daniel GrossbergHouse · District 30DemocraticPrimary sponsor

Connected Entities

Kentucky Board of Education, State Property and Buildings Commission, Kentucky Department of Education
OrganizationKentucky Board of Education“Manages common schools and is required to establish Title IX oversight.”Map →
OrganizationState Property and Buildings Commission“Leases lands and buildings for educational television facilities.”Map →
OrganizationKentucky Department of Education“Subject to reporting requirements and oversight.”Map →

Sources

Open source document

apps.legislature.ky.gov

Analysis Score

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  • Controversy60
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