SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPROVES BLEDSOE RESOLUTION TO EXAMINE KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF GOVERNANCE
FRANKFORT, Ky. (March. 10, 2025)—The Senate Education Committee has approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 76, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe, R-Lexington.
The resolution establishes the Kentucky School for the Deaf Governance Task Force to assess whether the current governance structure best serves deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The task force will explore the feasibility of an independent board of education for KSD and recommend ways to improve administrative oversight, with findings due by Dec. 1.
“The Kentucky School for the Deaf serves a small but mighty community that has long sought a stronger voice and better governance,” Bledsoe said in presenting SCR 76. “This effort would address their concerns and explore what the future of the school should look like in today’s world.”
Rep. Daniel Elliott, R-Danville, championed the effort during the 2024 legislative session and carried a mirror resolution in the House this year.
The resolution now moves to the full Senate for further consideration. Find SCR 76 at legislature.ky.gov or by clicking here.
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Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe, R-Lexington, represents the 12th Senate District, including Boyle, Mercer, and Woodford Counties and part of Fayette County. She serves as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee and the Senate Families and Children Committee. Additionally, Bledsoe is an ex officio member of various budget review subcommittees, including Health and Family Services; Education; Justice; General Government and Economic Development; and Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. She co-chairs the Commission on Race and Access to Opportunity statutory committee and is a member of the Licensing and Occupations Committee, the State and Local Government Committee, and the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight statutory committee. In 2024, she co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Task Force and served on the 2024-26 Budget Preparation and Submission statutory committee.
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