26RS SB 120

Senate Bill 120

Actions

Last Action	01/23/26: to Committee on Committees (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement	Local Mandate
Bill Request Number	1417
Sponsor	G. Williams
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 156.029 to make members on the Kentucky Board of Education who represent each of the Supreme Court districts be elected in partisan elections instead of appointed; provide that the term of office will be 4 years from the first Monday in January following the election; provide that the initial term of a member elected to represent an even-numbered Supreme Court District will be 2 years and the initial term of a member elected to represent an odd-numbered Supreme Court District will be 4 years; remove language regarding the requirement to balance the demographic composition of the board; require the members elected to represent a Supreme Court district to reside in the district for at least 12 months prior to the election and for the duration of their terms; provide that general election laws apply and that removal is in accordance with KRS 415.050 and KRS 415.060; permit the board to appoint the student member of the board in April of the student's sophomore year, rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; povide that a vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 152 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 156.040, 118.105, 118.165, 118.305, 118.315, 118.325, 118.356, 118.365, and 160.220 to conform; repeal KRS 156.031, 156.147, and 156.1475; provide that the terms of members appointed between the effective date of this Act and January 3, 2028, expire on that date; EMERGENCY.
Index Headings of Original Version	Boards And Commissions - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election Children And Minors - Kentucky Board of Education, student member, appointment April of sophomore year County Clerks - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election, 2027 Education, Elementary And Secondary - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election Effective Dates, Emergency - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election, expiration of appointees, terms Elections And Voting - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election, 2027 Secretary Of State - Kentucky Board of Education, partisan election, 2027 Local Mandate - Kentucky Board of Education, membership, partisan election