Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB469: AN ACT relating to local boards of education.
Status: In committee, March 5, 2026
Amend KRS 160.180 to require that members of a local board of education not be ineligible for employment in the school district pursuant to KRS 160.380(5); create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require candidates or nominees for membership on a local board to hold a certificate issued by the Kentucky Department of Education certifying that the candidate or nominee is eligible for membership on the board to appear on the ballot, be certified as a write-in candidate, or be appointed; require individuals applying for a certificate to submit to and pay for a national and state criminal background check, submit a CA/N check and provide other supporting documentation to establish eligibility; provide that records collected pursuant to this section shall be used for the sole purpose of determining a candidate's qualification and shall be exempt from KRS 61.870 to 61.884; direct the department to issue a certificate to individuals that apply for a certificate and are eligible for membership on a board of education; amend KRS 160.190 to remove the requirement that evidence of twelfth grade completion be filed with an application for appointment to the membership on a board of education and instead require that appointed members hold a certificate of qualification issued by the department; amend KRS 117.265 to require a certificate of qualification issued by the department to be filed with a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to direct the Kentucky Board of Education to adopt a code of ethics for members of boards of education; establish a complaint investigation and resolution process for allegations of violations of the code of ethics; require a determination by the Kentucky Board of Education of clear and convincing evidence that a violation occurred to issue a written public reprimand; require written public reprimands to be entered into the minutes of the next local board of education meeting; direct the Kentuc
What the bill says
An act relating to local boards of education.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT relating to local boards of education. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 160.180 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section, "relative" means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, and daughter. (2) A person shall only be eligible for membership on a board of education if the (b) Has been a citizen of Kentucky for at least three (3) years preceding the election and is a voter of the district for which he or she is elected; (c) Has completed at least the twelfth grade or has been issued a High School Equivalency Diploma[, as evidenced by: 1. An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury certifying completion of the twelfth grade or the equivalent that has been filed with the nominating petition required by KRS 118.315; or 2. A transcript evidencing completion of the twelfth grade or the results of a twelfth grade equivalency examination that has been filed with the nominating petition required by KRS 118.315]; (d) Is not ineligible for employment in the school district under KRS 160.380(5); (e)[(d)] Does not hold any elective federal, state, county, or city office; (f)[(e)] Is not, at the time of his or her election, directly or indirectly interested in the sale to the board of …
Sponsors
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
- George Brown (D, HD-077)
- John Hodgson (R, HD-036)
- Kevin Jackson (R, HD-020)
- J.T. Payne (R, HD-011)
- Timmy Truett (R, HD-089)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : received in Senate
- : 3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
- : posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 03 2026
- : 2nd reading, to Rules
- : reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- : to Primary and Secondary Education (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Votes
- House: Pass RCS# 195 (March 4, 2026): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Elections And Voting, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Boards And Commissions, Effective Dates, Delayed, Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Public Ethics
Common questions
- What is HB469?
- HB469 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to local boards of education.
- What does HB469 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to local boards of education.
- What is the status of HB469?
- In committee as of March 5, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB469?
- Ryan Bivens (R, HD-024), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB469?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb469.html
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