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KY HB 17

died on adjournment

AN ACT relating to one-time payments to school district employees, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Direct local school districts to provide a one-time payment of $2,000 to certified employees, excluding superintendents, in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium, and a one-time payment of $1,000 to classified employees in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium; appropriate $153 million from the Budget Reserve Trust Fund account in each year of the 2026-2028 biennium to the Learning and Results Services budget unit to provide the payments; authorize the Department of Education to pro rata reduce payments if the appropriation is insufficient; APPROPRIATION; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-01-13 — to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • G. Brown Jr.primary
  • C. Aullprimary
  • L. Burkeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-06

    introduced in House

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-06

    to Committee on Committees (H)

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-13

    to Appropriations & Revenue (H)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/hb17.html

Attribution

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