CHAPTER 154
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CHAPTER 154
( SB 81 )
AN ACT relating to private and parochial school calendars.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
ď˘Section 1. KRS 158.080 is amended to read as follows:
Private and parochial schools certified in accordance with KRS 156.160(3) shall:
(1) Be taught in the English language and shall offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be
taught in the public schools of the state, consistent with KRS 156.445(3); and[. Except in those school districts
operating a year-round school program, the term of the school shall not be for a shorter period in each year
than the term of the public school provided in the district in which the child attending the school resides. In
those school districts which are operating a year-round school program, the minimum term of private and
parochial schools shall be one hundred eighty-five (185) days]
(2) Operate on a school calendar with a minimum school term and student instructional year, as defined in
KRS 158.070.
Signed by Governor March 31, 2023.