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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education. (2-25-26)

Primary and Secondary Education

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  • :14:34.720><c> the</c><00:14:34.880><c> House</c><00:14:35.120><c> floor</c><00:14:36.079><c> with</c
  • the committee<00:14:36.800><c> sub</c><00:14:37.120><c> attached</c><00:14:37.519><c> there</c><00:14
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KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 5 (1-12-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

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  • House<00:14:13.199><c> Bill</c><00:14:13.440><c> 325,</c><00:14:14.160><c> an</c><00:14:14.320><c> act
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  • House<00:14:48.800><c> Concurrent</c><00:14:49.279><c> Resolution</c><00:14:49.839><c> 23,</c><00:14:
  • </c><00:14:56.240><c> House</c><00:14:56.480><c> Joint</c><00:14:56.800><c> Resolution</c><00:14:57.360
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  • :00.320><c> you</c><00:14:00.399><c> for</c><00:14:00.560><c> the</c><00:14:00.680><c> opportunity</c
  • ><00:14:01.160><c> the</c> thank you for the opportunity the thank you for the opportunity the auditor
  • <00:14:01.560><c> has</c><00:14:01.680><c> spoken</c><00:14:02.079><c> well</c><00:14:02.279><c> enough
  • </c><00:14:02.480><c> for</c><00:14:02.639><c> me</c> The auditor has spoken well enough for me, although
Summary: The House State Government Committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 491 by Representative Steve Riley. The committee adopted a proposed committee substitute, then heard that the bill would raise the threshold for certain capital project and equipment purchases from $200,000 to $500,000, remove a requirement for a special board meeting when replacing a board of regents member, allow certain employees or contractors to perform capital construction work up to $500,000, remove limits on retired police officers working at postsecondary institutions, and speed release of pension information to employers. Members asked about reporting and oversight of the higher threshold, and the witness said the records are maintained by institutions and available upon request. HB 491 passed on a 19-0 roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 738 by Representative Griffey, relating to state personnel and the constitutional officers. The bill would give independently elected constitutional officers more flexibility to hire unclassified employees and set salaries for classified employees up to the midpoint without Personnel Cabinet approval, while leaving pay scales, appropriations, and funding limits unchanged. Representative Griffey and witnesses from the auditor’s office said the measure was intended to reduce red tape, address salary compression, improve pay equity, and help recruit and retain staff; they also said it would allow offices to fill policy roles needed for audits and other work. Members questioned the fiscal note, salary caps, and whether the bill would affect future budget requests. The bill passed 18-1, with one pass, and the chair noted it would move favorably to the House floor. After those bills, the committee briefly welcomed Taiwan’s consul general, Elliot Wang, and Representative Adam Bowling spoke about Kentucky’s relationship with Taiwan, including trade, investment, and prior assistance during disasters. Wang described Taiwan’s economic ties with the United States, ongoing trade and investment developments, defense and education cooperation, and people-to-people exchange programs, noting Kentucky was the first state to sign an education cooperation MOU with Taiwan in 2021.