Kentucky House Bill 161: AN ACT relating to public school facilities.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Amend KRS 165.055 to define terms; require school districts to permit public members of the community to access all running tracks on school property; establish the terms of the access; require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to ensure implementation; create a new section of KRS Chapter 162 to define terms; make the intentional or negligent damaging of a school district running track or bringing a pet onto a running track or its immediate surrounding area unlawful; require school districts to report incidents of violations; amend KRS 162.990 to establish criminal and civil penalties for violations; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2027.

Latest action

to Primary and Secondary Education (H) (2026-01-14)

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