25RS SB 131

Senate Bill 131

Actions

Last Action	02/13/25: to Education (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to school governance.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1418
Sponsor	L. Tichenor
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.350 to require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of board members to remove the superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; amend KRS 160.180 to remove the relative employee eligibility requirement for candidates for the local board of education; require a local board member obtain at least one hour of open records and open meetings training per term; amend KRS 160.160 to establish a one-year term for chair and vice chair of the local board of education; require superintendents to submit reports on closed personnel investigations to the local board of education for the purposes of policy oversight and evaluation of the superintendent's performance; amend KRS 160.210 to establish new numbers for membership of a local board of education based on district enrollment; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the required number of members every 10 years; provide for the election of additional members and for the reduction of membership; require local boards of education to report new electoral divisions to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Legislative Research Commission; amend KRS 160.200 and 116.200 to conform; require the Kentucky Board to make initial determinations of board size by December 31, 2025 and local boards to conduct required division changes; require superintendents to submit reports on previous investigations closed during the superintendent's contract to the local board of education within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local board of education members, relatives, hiring Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local board of education, county district election divisions, reestablishing Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local board of education, number of members, determination Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent investigations, local board report, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Superintendent removal process, requirements Personnel and Employment - Superintendent investigations, local board report, requirement Public Ethics - Local board of education, members, employment of relatives Redistricting - County local board of education, election divisions, reestablishing Teachers - Superintendent investigations, local board report, requirement Boundaries - County local board of education, election divisions, reestablishing Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, local board membership numbers, determination Reports Mandated - County school district election divisions, local board of education, Kentucky Board of Education Reports Mandated - County school district election divisions, local board of education, Legislative Research Commission Reports Mandated - Prior superintendent investigations, local board report, requirement

02/11/25	introduced in Senate to Committee on Committees (S)
02/13/25	to Education (S)