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HB649

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AN ACT relating to education.

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

Boards and CommissionsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryEffective Dates, DelayedPublic Officers and EmployeesPublic Works

Introduced: February 17, 2026

Last action: March 17, 2026

Returned To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
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Legislative History

Feb 17, 2026 · House
Introduced In House
Feb 17, 2026 · House
To Committee On Committees (H)
Feb 24, 2026 · House
To Primary And Secondary Education (H)
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Taken From Primary And Secondary Education (H) (clerical)
Mar 16, 2026 · House
1st Reading (clerical)
Mar 16, 2026 · House
Returned To Primary And Secondary Education (H) (clerical)
Mar 17, 2026 · House
Taken From Primary And Secondary Education (H) (clerical)
Mar 17, 2026 · House
2nd Reading (clerical)

Primary Sponsor

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Scott Lewis

Representative · House District 014

Primary sponsor
Scott.Lewis@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Timmy Truett

Representative · House District 089

Co-sponsor
Timmy.truett@kylegislature.gov