Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 158.080 (2026)

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Private and parochial schools certified in accordance with KRS 156.160(2) shall: (1) Be taught in the English language and shall offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of the state; and (2) Operate on a school calendar with a minimum school term and student instructional year, as defined in KRS 158.070. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 6, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 154, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2023. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 398, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 6, effective July 1, 1979; ch. 155, sec. 161, effective June 17, 1978; and ch. 384, sec. 45, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 372, sec. 6. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4434-3. Legislative Research Commission Note (6/27/2025). Under the authority of KRS 7.136, the reviser of statutes has changed "KRS 156.160(3)" to "KRS 156.160(2)" in this statute to conform to the deletion of a subsection and renumbering of subsequent subsections in KRS 156.160 by 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Kentucky State Bd., Etc. v. Rudasill, 589 S.W.2d 877 (Ky. 1979).

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Kentucky State Bd., Etc. v. Rudasill, 589 S.W.2d 877 (Ky. 1979). · cites it 4× “," and KRS 158.080, which directs private schools to "offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools," permit the Commonwealth to apply their standards for accrediting Kentucky Schools, XLIV Educ.”

Kentucky State Bd. for Elementary & Secondary Educ. v. Rudasill, 589 S.W.2d 877 (Ky. 1979). · cites it 4× “,” and KRS 158.080, which directs private schools to “offer instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools,” permit the Commonwealth to apply their standards for accrediting Kentucky Schools, XLIV Educ.”

2026 Ca Admin - Non-Confidential Opinion - 003 (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “Parents also argue that KRS 158.080, which requires instruction in core subjects required to be taught in public school, only applies to private schools which elect to seek certification pursuant to KRS 156.”

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