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HB 834 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to school district finances.

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

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish the calendar and procedures for a district superintendent and local board of education to adopt a school district budget; require that a budget must include a reserve of not less than 2%; amend KRS 156.200 to authorize the commissioner of education to examine the expenditures, business methods, accounts, financial accounts, and educational records of a local board of education to enforce state law, and to take certain actions upon reason to suspect waste, fraud, fiscal mismanagement, or inaccurate accounts; establish parameters for the commissioner of education when considering an examination; authorize the commissioner of education to require additional training or financial reports to correct issues; provide for oversight by the Kentucky Board of Education; amend KRS 157.440, 160.390, 160.460, 160.470, 160.473, 160.530, 160.550, and 424.250 to conform.

Sponsor (1)

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
Boards And CommissionsBudget And Financial AdministrationEducation, Elementary And SecondaryEducation, Finance

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