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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky bill authorizes local school boards to provide housing for staff and community use of facilities
Last action · March 13, 2026: taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H) 1st reading returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)Sponsor: Mike Clines
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What This Bill Proposed
Local school boards in Kentucky are newly authorized to provide housing options for school staff using district property or funds as a recruitment and retention tool. The legislation also permits school boards to open indoor and outdoor school facilities to the public for recreational, artistic, and community use during non-school hours.
School districts gain explicit legal authority to spend funds or use land for employee housing projects and retain existing liability immunities when community members use facilities outside of school hours.
- The General Assembly is the state legislature of Kentucky responsible for enacting and amending state statutes governing public education and school property. 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.
Local school boards
Local school boards are granted discretionary authority to permit community use of school facilities and to acquire or allocate property and funds for employee housing.
Certified staff and other school district employees
District employees become eligible to receive housing options provided by the school district as a recruitment and retention measure.
Public members of the community
Community members, including students and local residents, are explicitly authorized to use school indoor and outdoor facilities during non-school hours for recreation and community activities.
Key Facts
- Local school boards may authorize community use of school property during non-school hours for recreation, sports, academic, literary, artistic, or community purposes.
- School districts, board members, officers, and employees retain existing immunities from loss or injury claims arising from community use of school property during non-school hours.
- Local school boards are authorized to use school property, including lease arrangements, to provide housing for certified staff and other district employees.
- School boards may determine that local conditions justify using school property or funds to acquire additional property for employee housing as a recruitment and retention effort.
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- Before acquiring property or funds for employee housing, a local school board must determine that the use is critical for meeting the district's educational purpose.
- School boards and school district finance corporations may enter into agreements to provide staff housing using currently owned or leased land.
- Financing under the new section may be assisted by the State Property and Buildings Commission under KRS 56.467 if required.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can school boards use district funds to build or buy housing for teachers?
Are schools liable if someone is injured while using school facilities on the weekend?
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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
3 actions- Mar 13, 2026HouseCommitteetaken from Primary and Secondary Education (H) 1st reading returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteeto Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- Feb 18, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Expansion of School District Purpose to Include Housing
The legislation broadens the traditional scope of school property management by explicitly permitting districts to engage in staff housing acquisition and leasing as a recruitment strategy.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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