26RS SB 215

Senate Bill 215

Actions

Last Action	02/19/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to school districts.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1150
Sponsors	L. Tichenor, S. Madon, G. Boswell
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.290 to ensure public school curriculum, textbooks, and instructional materials, including digital learning materials, remain subject to the Open Records Act and that districts protect a resident's fair use rights; amend KRS 160.350 to require a superintendent with total annual compensation greater than the commissioner of education to be subject to confirmation by the Senate; require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of local board of education members to remove a superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; provide an appeal process for the superintendent; amend KRS 160.160 to establish a 1 year term for chair and vice chair of a 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 160.180 to make ineligible a candidate for membership on a board of education who engages or serves as an officer or director of an organization that represents district employees in employment or legal matters against the district; require Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act training for local board of education members; make conforming changes; permit the hiring of relatives of a local board of education member; amend KRS 160.380 to prohibit a person convicted of certain specified crimes from being employed by a superintendent; require superintendents to submit reports on previous personnel 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	Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, superintendent removal, appeal process Boards And Commissions - Local board of education, conflicts of interest, eligibility requirements Confirmation Of Appointments - Superintendent with compensation greater than commissioner, Senate confirmation Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, chairperson, term establishment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, conflicts of interest, eligibility requirements Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education, members, employment of relatives Education, Elementary And Secondary - Misdemeanor sex crimes, hiring of offenders by school superintendent, prohibition Education, Elementary And Secondary - Open records requirements, curriculum and instructional materials, establishment Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent investigations, local board report, requirement Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent removal process, requirements Education, Elementary And Secondary - Superintendent with compensation greater than commissioner, Senate confirmation, require General Assembly - Superintendent with compensation greater than commissioner, Senate confirmation Personnel And Employment - Sex crimes misdemeanor, hiring of offenders by school superintendent, prohibition Public Ethics - Local board of education, members, employment of relatives Public Records And Reports - Local board of education, members, open records and meetings training, requirement Public Records And Reports - Public schools, curriculum and instructional materials requirements, establishment Reports Mandated - Superintendent personnel investigations, local board report, requirement Teachers - Superintendent personnel investigations, local board report, requirement