Kentucky 2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 R cosponsors

SB 151 — AN ACT relating to evaluations of certified educators.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    12 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).

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Summary

Amend KRS 156.557 to permit a superintendent to initiate summative evaluations; require that summative evaluations be provided to the local board of education.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill updates the evaluation process for certified educators, establishing new guidelines for summative evaluations and creating an appeals process for disputes related to evaluations.

  • KRS 156.557

    The evaluation system shall require annual summative evaluations for each teacher or other professional who has not attained continuing service status under KRS 161.740 or continuing status under KRS 156.800(7). The system shall require summative evaluations once every five (5) years for a teacher or other professional who has attained continuing service status under KRS 161.740 or continuing status under KRS 156.800(7), principals, assistant principals, and other certified administrators.

    Establishes requirements for annual evaluations for teachers without continuing status and five-year evaluations for those with continuing status.

  • KRS 156.557

    The Kentucky Board of Education shall establish an appeals procedure for certified school personnel who believe that the local school district failed to properly implement the evaluation system.

    Creates an official appeals process for educators dissatisfied with their evaluation implementation.

  • KRS 156.557

    Certified school personnel who think they were not fairly evaluated may submit an appeal to the panel for a timely review of their evaluation.

    Allows certified personnel to appeal evaluations they believe were unfair directly to a designated panel.

  • KRS 156.557

    The disclosure, pursuant to KRS Chapter 61, of any data or information, including student growth data, that local school districts or the Kentucky Department of Education collect on individual classroom teachers under this section is prohibited. → The results of evaluations conducted under this section shall not be included in the accountability system described in KRS 158.6455 and no reporting requirements related to these results shall be imposed upon the local school districts by the Kentucky Department of Education.

    Prevents the evaluation results from affecting school accountability metrics and guards against reporting requirements on evaluation results.

Action History

  1. to Committee on Committees (S)

  2. introduced in Senate

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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12 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (12)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (126)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 151 do?
Amend KRS 156.557 to permit a superintendent to initiate summative evaluations; require that summative evaluations be provided to the local board of education.
Who sponsors SB 151?
SB 151 is sponsored by Mike Wilson (Republican), Gex Williams (Republican), Lindsey Tichenor (Republican), Craig Richardson (Republican), Steve Rawlings (Republican), Stephen Meredith (Republican), Jason Howell (Republican), Jimmy Higdon (Republican), Shelley Funke Frommeyer (Republican), Danny Carroll (Republican), Stephen West (Republican), and Aaron Reed (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 151?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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