AN ACT relating to school districts.

Amend KRS 160.041 to provide a merger process for any contiguous school districts; require the Kentucky Board of Education to determine the terms of merger for an insolvent district if no agreement between the school districts can be reached, and to promulgate administrative regulations regarding mergers due to insolvency.

Introduced: February 4, 2025

Last action: February 7, 2025

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

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This bill would create a process for combining neighboring school districts in Kentucky, including a specific pathway for merging a district that has become financially insolvent. If the districts involved cannot agree on merger terms, the Kentucky Board of Education would step in to decide those terms and set rules for how such mergers work. Who it may affect: students, parents, teachers, and staff in Kentucky school districts, particularly those in or near districts facing financial trouble.

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