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HB 791 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to special education classrooms.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 2, 2026

Latest action (Mar 9, 2026) to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS 157.200 to 157.290 to define terms; require a school district to install and maintain a video and audio surveillance system in every self-contained special education classroom; require a public school to notify a parent of each child in the classroom of the system and the parent's rights within 5 days; permit parents of recorded students access to system footage; require reasonable redaction and segregation to protect student privacy; designate a retention schedule for system footage; require school districts to notify the parents of each student present for an injury in a self-contained special education classroom; amend KRS 157.200 to define "parent" and amend the definition of "special education."

Sponsor (1)

Action history (3)

  1. Mar 2, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Mar 2, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Mar 9, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
Subjects
Children And MinorsDisabilitiesEducation, Elementary And SecondaryParental RightsPublic ProtectionTeachersTechnology

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