26RS HB 649

Actions

Last Action	02/17/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to education.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	2165
Sponsors	S. Lewis, T. Truett
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027
Index Headings of Original Version	Boards And Commissions - County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership Education, Elementary And Secondary - County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership Effective Dates, Delayed - County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership, January 1, 2027 Public Officers And Employees - Auditor of Public Accounts, county school boards, enrollment 25,000, appointment Public Works - County school boards, enrollment of 25,000 or more, membership