2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

HB557: AN ACT relating to elementary literacy and making an appropriation therefor.

Legislative Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to establish the Kids Love to Read Program; specify the program is for children in kindergarten through grade five; require books to be sent to children's homes; require the Department for Libraries and Archives to promulgate administrative regulations necessary to administer the program; appropriate $500,000 in fiscal year 2025-2026 to support the program; APPROPRIATION.

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Bill History

2/14/2025
introduced in House
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
to Committee on Committees (H)
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
to State Government (H)
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
State Government(House of Representatives)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197024.5 KB