Kentucky House Bill 528

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-02-06 - to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
Pending: House Primary and Secondary Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Rep. Daniel Elliott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-06	House	to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2026-01-30	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2026-01-30	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb528.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/26RS/hb528/orig_bill.pdf