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HB 528 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to the governance of the Kentucky School for the Deaf.

KY · session 2026RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 30, 2026

Latest action (Feb 6, 2026) to Primary and Secondary Education (H)

Summary

Amend KRS 167.017 to set timelines for appointment of a search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf and appointment of the superintendent; specify superintendents duties; require prioritization of candidates that will be locally available and commit to full-time duties as superintendent; preclude Kentucky Department of Education employees or Kentucky Board of Education members from being appointed as superintendent within 1 year of employment or membership; amend KRS 167.037 to create the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board, set membership, structure, and duties; amend KRS 167.170 to permit the Kentucky Board of Education to delegate the power to expel a pupil of the Kentucky School for the Deaf to the Kentucky School for the Deaf Board; require members of the Kentucky School for the Deaf advisory board be appointed as the initial members of Kentucky School for the Deaf Board.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 30, 2026 introduced in House · lower
  2. Jan 30, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 6, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
Subjects
Advisory Boards, Commissions, And CommitteesBoards And CommissionsDisabilitiesEducation, Elementary And SecondaryEducation, VocationalState Agencies

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