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HB 829 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to moral instruction.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 3, 2026

Latest action (Mar 10, 2026) to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 158.200 to require the board of education of a local school district to allow students to attend moral instruction when the moral instruction offering complies with the requirements enumerated; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize the Attorney General to bring an action for a writ of mandamus to compel a board of education to comply; create a cause of action to permit a qualified individual to file a civil action against a board of education for injunctive relief arising from a violation of this Act; permit recovery of monetary damages for a willful and intentional violation; waive sovereign, governmental, and qualified immunity; prohibit retaliation.

Sponsors (5)

Action history (3)

  1. Mar 3, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Mar 3, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Mar 10, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
Subjects
Attorney GeneralChildren And MinorsCivil ActionsClaimsEducation, Elementary And SecondaryEducation, VocationalReligion

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