Major Legislative Attack to Derail SBDM in 2026

Click here to read our Joint Statement in Opposition of SB 152

 

SB 152 was filed to drastically diminish school council authority. This bill makes school councils merely “advisory” and removes the school council’s ability to create school-based policy. Instead, all school-based policies will be established by the principal with the “advisory council” merely consulting on the policy. SB 152 passed the Senate Education Committee on February 12, 2026 and is headed to the full Senate for a vote. Now is the time to leave a message with all of the Senators and reach out on social media to say NO to SB 152!
  
SB 152 will remove the local teacher and parent voices from a school and replace with decisions by the principal.   Schools are unique and show different strengths and specific challenges; the SBDM process allows school-level decisions to be made by all the people who know the students best---the teachers, principal, parents, and students. There is ample evidence that in the past 35 years, since we have instituted SBDM, our student achievement has greatly improved. Our SBDM system is working, and it will not benefit our schools to revert to a system where school decisions are made from the top down. 

 

Our current SBDM law provides that school decisions are made through genuine collaboration with parents, teachers, and the principal. This shared leadership allows all stakeholders to bring varied perspectives and firsthand insight into how to increase student achievement at their specific school.  Evidence shows that 35 years of school-based decision making has contributed to Kentucky's significant rise in national rankings from nearly the bottom in 1990.  The SBDM isn't broken and the legislature should leave our SBDM law intact.

ACTION NEEDED on SB 152
 
1) Call the LRC Message Line and say you would like to leave a message for every member of the Senate. The Message Line can be reached at (800) 372-7181 between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday EST 
Some options for messages include:
 
•    SB 152 will hurt schools and students. Say “no” to SB 152
•    I oppose SB 152, because it removes the voice of parents in school decisions.
•    SBDM councils and the constituents who serve on them deserve respect. Stop SB 152.
•    I’m against SB 152. School councils give everyone a voice.
 
2) Contact Senators through email and social media.