Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2: Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment (2024)

  • In 2024, voters in Kentucky will be able to vote on changing the constitution in their state. The state constitution is a set of laws that say what the government can and cannot do. A change in the constitution is called an amendment. The constitution will change if enough people vote for the amendment.

  • Kentucky Amendment 2: “Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment” is about giving public money to schools that are not public. If it passes:

    • The amendment would make it so state funding could be used for private schools.

      • State funding is money the government spends. This money comes from taxes, public grants, and more. Usually, only public schools get state funding. Public schools are schools that are open to all students. Public schools have to follow all federal education laws.

      • Private schools are schools that are not open to all students. Usually, private schools do not get state funding. Private schools do not have to follow as many education laws as public schools do. 

Voting “yes” for this amendment means you want it to become law.

Voting “no” for this amendment means you do NOT want it to become law.

Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2 Original Text

Additional Context & Our Stance:

Private schools are not required to follow federal laws–such as the ADA and IDEA– that protect disabled students (and teachers) and ensure accessible learning spaces. Disabled people deserve accessible education and have fought hard for it. Using public funds for private schools means funding private schools that would not have to follow laws that protect disabled students.

Disabled voters and those who care about us should vote NO to Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 2: “Allow State Funding for Non-Public Education Amendment (2024)”

Voting NO means you do NOT want the Kentucky constitution to allow state funding to be used for private schools, which are not required to follow federal laws that protect disabled students. Voting NO means you want state funding to only be used for public schools, which are required to follow federal laws that protect disabled students.