HB99
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 160 to establish a process for the creation of new independent school districts; define terms; establish a petition process for voters of a qualifying city to place the question of creating a new independent district and local board of education on the ballot; specify the requirements for the question and the board of education provisional election; establish the initial terms of office for the interim board of education; establish…
Introduced: January 7, 2026
Last action: January 14, 2026
Plain-language summary
This bill would create a legal process allowing voters in qualifying cities to petition for and vote on forming a new, separate independent school district apart from the existing district that serves their area. If approved, it sets out how school board elections would work, how the existing district's property, money, and debts would be divided between the old and new districts, and how the new district would get up and running. It also addresses…
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