AN ACT relating to school governance.

Amend KRS 160.350 to require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of board members to remove the superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; amend KRS 160.180 to remove the relative employee eligibility requirement for candidates for the local board of education; require a local board member obtain at least one hour of open records and open meetings training per term; amend KRS 160.160 to establish…

Introduced: February 11, 2025

Last action: February 13, 2025

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This bill makes several changes to how local school boards operate in Kentucky. It lowers the vote threshold needed to remove a superintendent, eliminates the need for state approval to do so, and links the number of school board members to district enrollment size, with the state board reviewing that number every ten years. It also adds new transparency requirements, including mandatory open records and open meetings training for board members and superintendent reports on…

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