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Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 71: AN ACT relating to training requirements for local boards of education.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 71 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky Senate on January 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to training requirements for local boards of education. Primary sponsor: Matt Deneen (Republican), Greg Elkins (Republican), Gerald Neal (Democratic), Steve West (Republican), Mike Wilson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): to Primary and Secondary Education (H).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Amend KRS 160.180 to require all local school board members to receive 6 hours of in-service finance training every 2 years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Matt DeneenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Greg ElkinsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Gerald NealPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate33
Steve WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Mike WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate32

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
  2. to Committee on Committees (H)
  3. received in House
  4. 3rd reading, passed 38-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  5. posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Monday, February 09 2026
  6. 2nd reading, to Rules
  7. reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and Committee Amendment (1-title)
  8. to Education (S)
  9. to Committee on Committees (S)
  10. introduced in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source