HB649Introduced in the House
AN ACT relating to education.
Introduced by Scott Lewis, District 14
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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
Where it stands
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
March 17, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
introduced in House
to Committee on Committees (H)
to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
1st reading
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H)
2nd reading
returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
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