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Last action · March 3, 2026

To Primary And Secondary Education (H)

Introduced February 24, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB716

AN ACT relating to local school board student representatives.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require each local school board to include at least 1 student representative; require each local school board to adopt a school board student representative policy with certain requirements.

Boards and Commissions Children and Minors Education, Elementary and Secondary

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This bill would require every local school board in Kentucky to include at least one student representative. Each school board would also need to create an official policy spelling out how that student representative role works. Who it may affect: K-12 students and local school board members across Kentucky.

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