HB 649 KY

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Introduced

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

• S. Lewis Republican · primary
• T. Truett Republican · primary

1. Feb 17, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 17, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 24, 2026 to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
4. Mar 16, 2026 taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
5. Mar 16, 2026 1st reading · lower
6. Mar 16, 2026 returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
7. Mar 17, 2026 taken from Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower
8. Mar 17, 2026 2nd reading · lower
9. Mar 17, 2026 returned to Primary and Secondary Education (H) · lower