| Last Action | 04/05/21: signed by Governor (ActsCh. 178) | 
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education. | 
| Bill Documents | Acts Chapter 178 Current/Final Introduced | 
| Bill Request Number | 878 | 
| Sponsor | S. Sheldon | 
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 156.029 to require appointments to the Kentucky Board of Education to reflect equal gender representation and proportionally reflect the Commonwealth's political affiliation and minority racial composition; provide that members can be removed if composition requirements are not met; add a student and a teacher to the board as non-voting members; prohibit the Governor from reorganizing the board; amend KRS 156.040 and KRS 63.080 to conform. | 
| Index Headings of Original Version | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, add student and teacher Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, eligibility requirements Reorganization - Kentucky Board of Education, prohibit Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, add student and teacher Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, eligibility requirements | 
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | House Committee Substitute 1 Senate Committee Substitute 1 Senate Floor Amendment 1 Conference Committee Report 1 Free Conference Committee Report 1 | 
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| Amendment | House Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Summary | Retain original provisions; add the secretary of the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet to the board as an ex officio member; establish a term end date for the teacher and student members; require the student member to be a junior at the time of appointment; apply the equal representation requirements to the Supreme Court district members and the at-large members respectively; confirm Executive Order 2020-610. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, demographic representation, requirements Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, ex-officio member, addition Reorganization - Kentucky Board of Education, Executive Order 2020-610 State Agencies - Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, secretary, board appointment Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, demographic representation, requirements Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, ex-officio member, addition Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, Executive Order 2020-610, confirmation | 
| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 | 
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| Summary | Retain original provisions except remove the addition of the non-voting teacher and student member and make changes to conform; remove the confirmation of Executive Order 2020-610. | 
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, student and teacher members, deletion Reorganization - Executive Order 2020-610, confirmation, deletion Teachers - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher member, deletion Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, student and teacher members, deletion | 
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 | 
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| Sponsor | R. Thomas | 
| Summary | Add a non-voting student member and a non-voting teacher member to the board. | 
| Index Headings | Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, student and teacher, addition Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, student and teacher, addition Teachers - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher, addition | 
| Amendment | Conference Committee Report 1 | 
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| Summary | Cannot agree. | 
| Index Headings | Conference Committee Reports - HB 178 | 
| Amendment | Free Conference Committee Report 1 | 
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| Summary | Retain original provisions except provide that the non-voting teacher and student members will be selected by the board; require the teacher and student members to be from different, rotating congressional districts; revise the teacher term to one year; require the board to promulgate an administrative regulation establishing the selection process. | 
| Index Headings | Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher and student members, selection Boards and Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher and student members, selection Education, Elementary and Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher and student members, selection Teachers - Kentucky Board of Education, teacher member, selection Conference Committee Reports - HB 178 | 
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