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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 4, 2025

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Introduced January 9, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB66

AN ACT relating to local school boards.

Amend KRS 160.180 to remove the definition of "relative"; remove prohibition for local school board eligibility for individuals directly or indirectly interested in sales for which school funds are expended; prohibit employees of the board from being eligible for local school board membership; remove prohibition that a local school board candidate have no relative employed by the district; provide that board members may be removed from office after election for becoming an employee of the…

Education, Elementary and Secondary Elections and Voting Ethics

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This bill changes the rules about who can serve on a local school board in Kentucky. It removes the current ban on candidates who have a relative working in the school district, but it would still bar current school district employees from serving on the board. It also requires every local school board to adopt a written code of ethics, and allows board members to be removed from office if they violate that code, fail…

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