Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB215: AN ACT relating to school districts.
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
Amend KRS 160.290 to ensure public school curriculum, textbooks, and instructional materials, including digital learning materials, remain subject to the Open Records Act and that districts protect a resident's fair use rights; amend KRS 160.350 to require a superintendent with total annual compensation greater than the commissioner of education to be subject to confirmation by the Senate; require a majority vote instead of a four-fifths vote of local board of education members to remove a superintendent; delete requirements for approval from the commissioner of education to remove a superintendent; provide an appeal process for the superintendent; amend KRS 160.160 to establish a 1 year term for chair and vice chair of a local board of education; require superintendents to submit reports on closed personnel investigations to the local board of education for the purposes of policy oversight and evaluation of the superintendent's performance; amend KRS 160.180 to make ineligible a candidate for membership on a board of education who engages or serves as an officer or director of an organization that represents district employees in employment or legal matters against the district; require Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act training for local board of education members; make conforming changes; permit the hiring of relatives of a local board of education member; amend KRS 160.380 to prohibit a person convicted of certain specified crimes from being employed by a superintendent; require superintendents to submit reports on previous personnel investigations closed during the superintendent's contract to the local board of education within 30 days of the effective date of this Act.
What the bill says
An act relating to school districts.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to school districts. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 160.290 is amended to read as follows: (1) Each board of education shall have general control and management of the public schools in its district and may establish schools and provide for courses and other services as it deems necessary for the promotion of education and the general health and welfare of pupils, consistent with the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education. Each board shall have control and management of all school funds and all public school property of its district and may use its funds and property to promote public education. Each board shall exercise generally all powers prescribed by law in the administration of its public school system, appoint the superintendent of schools, and fix the compensation of employees. (2) Each board shall make and adopt, and may amend or repeal, rules, regulations, and bylaws for its meetings and proceedings for the management of the schools and school property of the district, for the transaction of its business, and for the qualification and duties of employees and the conduct of pupils. The rules, regulations, and bylaws made by a board of education shall be consistent with the general school laws of the state and shall …
Sponsors
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006) · primary sponsor
- Gary Boswell (R, SD-008)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Teachers, Education, Elementary And Secondary, Confirmation Of Appointments, Reports Mandated, General Assembly, Boards And Commissions, Personnel And Employment, Public Records And Reports
Common questions
- What is SB215?
- SB215 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to school districts.
- What does SB215 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to school districts.
- What is the status of SB215?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB215?
- Lindsey Tichenor (R, SD-006), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB215?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb215.html
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