25RS SB 66

Actions

Last Action	01/09/25: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to local school boards.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	216
Sponsor	G. Elkins
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.180 to remove the definition of "relative"; remove prohibition for local school board eligibility for individuals directly or indirectly interested in sales for which school funds are expended; prohibit employees of the board from being eligible for local school board membership; remove prohibition that a local school board candidate have no relative employed by the district; provide that board members may be removed from office after election for becoming an employee of the board, failure to abstain from board votes in which they have an interest, or for violation of the board's code of ethics; amend KRS 160.290 to require each local school board to create a board code of ethics; provide that a code of ethics cannot prohibit relatives of board members from being employed by the school district.
Index Headings of Original Version	Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local boards of education, causes for removal Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local boards of education, code of ethics, requirement Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local boards of education, eligibility Elections and Voting - Local boards of education, eligibility Ethics - Local boards of education, code of ethics, requirement