Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB497 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

                            UNOFFICIAL COPY  	24 RS BR 1928 
Page 1 of 1 
XXXX   2/7/2024 4:11 PM  	Jacketed 
AN ACT relating to private and at-home private schools. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
Section 1.   KRS 158.080 is amended to read as follows: 3 
(1) Private and parochial schools certified in accordance with KRS 156.160(3) shall: 4 
(a)[(1)] Be taught in the English language and shall offer instruction in the 5 
several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of the 6 
state, consistent with KRS 156.445(3); and 7 
(b)[(2)] Operate on a school calendar with a minimum school term and student 8 
instructional year, as defined in KRS 158.070. 9 
(2) Any individual teaching a student or students in elementary or secondary grades 10 
in a private or in-home private school shall possess a high school diploma or a 11 
High School Equivalency Diploma. 12