Kentucky - Session 26RS
Title: AN ACT relating to education.
Amend KRS 160.210 to require a county school district having reached an end-of-year enrollment of 25,000 or more students to add 2 board members appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; require the appointed members to reside in the district, hold bachelor's degrees, and have at least 5 years of finance experience; specify that appointed members shall not serve more than 2 consecutive terms; amend KRS 156.132 to authorize the commissioner of education to remove an appointed local board member for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, or gross neglect of duty; amend KRS 160.160, 160.170, 160.180, and 160.190 to conform; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2027
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-17 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-17 | Latest Action | 03/17/26: returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H) |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 139 | AN ACT relating to elections and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 141 | AN ACT relating to Type 1 diabetes. | passed_lower |
| HB 236 | AN ACT relating to medical services. | passed_lower |
| HB 253 | AN ACT relating to reading and language arts instruction. | failed |
| HB 257 | AN ACT relating to the education assessment and accountability system. | failed |
| HB 280 | AN ACT relating to health care and declaring an emergency. | enrolled |
| HB 355 | AN ACT relating to real property appraisers. | enrolled |
| HB 419 | AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Fire Commission. | passed_lower |