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SB 318

Kentucky Senate bill in Session 26RS.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: March 2, 2026.

AN ACT relating to digital instruction.

Bill ID KY-26RS-SB-318
Session 26RS
Status in_committee
Committee Committee on Committees
Senate in_committee 2026-03-02
Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms, restrict digital instruction time for students in kindergarten to grade 5 to 45 minutes per student per day; exclude designated uses of technology from the restriction; direct in-person elementary schools to require at least 70% of student assignments to be written; require daily access to traditional learning material; require incorporation of physical manipulatives into math and science instruction; prohibit replacing primary instruction with instructional technology for designated elementary subjects; prohibit homework that requires instructional technology; prohibit requiring students to carry instructional technology to and from school daily; prohibit replacing library time with digital reading labs; require each school district to adopt a written technology-use policy; require school districts to publish an annual technology use report that includes designated items to its website.

Sponsor
Lindsey Tichenor
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-03-02 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-02 Status in_committee
2026-03-02 Latest Action 03/02/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
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