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KY SB 120

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AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Amend KRS 156.029 to make members on the Kentucky Board of Education who represent each of the Supreme Court districts be elected in partisan elections instead of appointed; provide that the term of office will be 4 years from the first Monday in January following the election; provide that the initial term of a member elected to represent an even-numbered Supreme Court District will be 2 years and the initial term of a member elected to represent an odd-numbered Supreme Court District will be 4 years; remove language regarding the requirement to balance the demographic composition of the board; require the members elected to represent a Supreme Court district to reside in the district for at least 12 months prior to the election and for the duration of their terms; provide that general election laws apply and that removal is in accordance with KRS 415.050 and KRS 415.060; permit the board to appoint the student member of the board in April of the student's sophomore year, rotate nonvoting member appointments by Supreme Court district instead of congressional district; povide that a vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 152 of the Constitution of Kentucky; amend KRS 156.040, 118.105, 118.165, 118.305, 118.315, 118.325, 118.356, 118.365, and 160.220 to conform; repeal KRS 156.031, 156.147, and 156.1475; provide that the terms of members appointed between the effective date of this Act and January 3, 2028, expire on that date; EMERGENCY.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-23 — to Committee on Committees (S)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • L. Tichenorprimary
  • G. Williamsprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    introduced in Senate

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-23

    to Committee on Committees (S)

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26RS/sb120.html

Attribution

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