Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 157.350 to provide that in order to be eligible to receive support education excellence in Kentucky funds a school district shall not provide the superintendent or any administrator a percentage pay increase greater than the average percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; amend KRS 156.070 to conform.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- S. Lewis

Summary Retain original provisions; amend KRS 157.350 to specify that superintendent contracts entered into on or after July 1, 2026, shall not provide a percentage pay increase greater than the percentage pay increase provided to classroom teachers within the district; specify that an administrator shall not receive a percentage pay increase greater than that given to classroom teachers unless the increase is due to a professional advancement that imposes a significant change in job duties and responsibilities or is to uniformly increase the pay for a job category; authorize the commissioner of education to waive these provisions upon request; specify that if the commissioner denies a request, a waiver may be requested in accordance with KRS 156.161; amend KRS 160.350 to require each local board of education to submit to the Kentucky Department of Education copies of superintendent contracts, amendments, renewals, extensions, and addendums; require the local board and the department to publish the documents to their websites; amend KRS 160.346 to authorize a superintendent to remove a principal if the school has been identified for targeted support and improvement or comprehensive support and improvement for 2 or more consecutive years; EMERGENCY.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- S. Lewis

Summary Make title amendment.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 157.350, 156.070
Current: 157.350, 156.070