2024 Senate Bill 8: AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Education

SB 8 would amend KRS 156.029 so all 14 members of the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) are elected. A  new section of KRS Chapter 156 would detail the process for members to be elected, including a partisan and nonpartisan regular election. An additional section would set forth the process for the removal of a member of KBE. KRS 156.040 would be amended to require that members of the (KBE) not have served on a local school board for a minimum of 4 years before the year of their election. It would establish a schedule for transitioning from appointed to elected members. Appointees would continue to serve by their appointments until December 31, 2026; EFFECTIVE January 1, 2026.

KSVT does not support this bill due its partisan intent.