HB 649
AN ACT relating to education.
In Plain Language
Large school districts with 25,000 or more students will have to add two new board members appointed by the state Auditor, starting in 2027. These appointees must have a bachelor's degree, live in the district, and have at least 5 years of finance experience, and they can only serve two terms in a row. The state education commissioner can also remove any appointed board member for misconduct, incompetence, or serious neglect of their duties.
Official summary
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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Latest action
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
Mar 17, 2026
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