2025 Regular SessionKentucky Legislature

SB66: AN ACT relating to local school boards.

Legislative Summary

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 board, failure to abstain from board votes in which they have an interest, or for violation of the board's code of ethics; amend KRS 160.290 to require each local school board to create a board code of ethics; provide that a code of ethics cannot prohibit relatives of board members from being employed by the school district.

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Bill History

1/9/2025
introduced in Senate
Senate
1/9/2025
to Committee on Committees (S)
Senate
2/4/2025
to Education (S)
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Greg Elkins
Greg Elkins
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197034.0 KB