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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 883 Sets Caps on Nonresident Student Enrollment in Public Virtual Schools
Last action · March 11, 2026: to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsor: Timmy Truett
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 883 establishes statewide and districtwide enrollment caps for nonresident students participating in public school s, limiting statewide enrollment to 1% and districtwide enrollment to 10% of the previous year's student population. The measure also outlines monitoring procedures, provisional enrollment rules when caps are nearly reached, and specific exemptions for military dependents, students with medical conditions, and siblings. Additionally, the legislation declares an emergency, making the provisions effective immediately upon passage and approval.
School districts and families seeking cross-district online education options must operate under strict statewide and local percentage limits, with specific compliance monitoring and reporting duties assigned to the Kentucky Department of Education.
- Virtual education programs in Kentucky public schools allow districts to enroll students outside their traditional geographic boundaries, subject to state statutory guidelines. context
- The General Assembly holds legislative authority over the Commonwealth's system of common schools and school district funding mechanisms. 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 districts
School districts must monitor districtwide nonresident virtual enrollment, report student data in the student information system, and adhere to statewide and local enrollment caps.
nonresident pupils
Nonresident students seeking full-time virtual enrollment are subject to enrollment caps, provisional enrollment rules, and verification procedures.
Kentucky Department of Education
The department is required to publish enrollment cap data annually, monitor statewide totals, issue alerts when thresholds are reached, and approve or deny provisional enrollments.
Key Facts
- Statewide nonresident pupil enrollment in district virtual programs is capped at one percent (1%) of the previous year's total statewide student enrollment beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
- Districtwide nonresident pupil enrollment in virtual programs is capped at ten percent (10%) of the previous year's total districtwide student enrollment beginning with the 2026-2027 school year.
- The Kentucky Department of Education must publish previous year statewide and districtwide enrollment figures and cap values on its website annually by July 1 until June 30, 2028.
- If statewide nonresident virtual enrollment reaches eighty-five hundredths of one percent (0.85%), the department must alert districts and incoming nonresident students must be provisionally enrolled pending confirmation.
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- If the department fails to provide an enrollment determination within two business days, the provisional pupil is deemed to not exceed the statewide cap.
- Exemptions from the enrollment caps apply to siblings of enrolled pupils, dependents of United States Armed Forces members, and students with a medical condition verified in writing by a physician.
- Virtual program enrollment of nonresident pupils must cease after June 30, 2028, unless explicit permission is granted by the General Assembly.
Frequently Asked Questions
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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- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeto Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Mar 4, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Establishment of Nonresident Virtual Enrollment Caps
The state is instituting hard percentage limits on out-of-district students utilizing virtual education programs, coupled with specific departmental monitoring triggers.
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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
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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