2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 160 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS 160.180 Eligibility for membership on local board of education -- Annual in-service training requirements.
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160.180 Eligibility for membership on local board of education -- Annual
in-service training requirements.
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As used in this section, "relative" means father, mother, brother, sister,
husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law.
No person shall be eligible to membership on a board of education:
(a) Unless he has attained the age of twenty-four (24) years; and
(b) Unless he has been a citizen of Kentucky for at least three (3) years
preceding his election and is a voter of the district for which he is elected;
and
(c) Unless he has completed at least the twelfth grade or has been issued a
GED certificate or has received a high school diploma through
participation in the external diploma program and he is elected after July
13, 1990; and
(d) An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury certifying completion of the
twelfth grade or the equivalent as determined by passage of the twelfth
grade equivalency examination held under regulations adopted by the
Kentucky Board of Education has been filed with the nominating petition
required by KRS 118.315; or
(e) Who holds a state office requiring the constitutional oath or is a member
of the General Assembly; or
(f) Who holds or discharges the duties of any civil or political office,
deputyship, or agency under the city or county of his residence; or
(g) Who, at the time of his election, is directly or indirectly interested in the
sale to the board of books, stationery, or any other property, materials,
supplies, equipment, or services for which school funds are expended; or
(h) Who has been removed from membership on a board of education for
cause; or
(i) Who has a relative as defined in subsection (1) of this section employed
by the school district and is elected after July 13, 1990. However, this
shall not apply to a board member holding office on July 13, 1990, whose
relative was not initially hired by the district during the tenure of the board
member.
If, after the election of any member of the board, he becomes interested in any
contract with or claims against the board, of the kind mentioned in paragraph
(g) of subsection (2) of this section, or if he moves his residence from the
district for which he was chosen, or if he attempts to influence the hiring of any
school employee, except the superintendent of schools or school board
attorney, or if he does anything that would render him ineligible for reelection,
he shall be subject to removal from office pursuant to KRS 415.050 and
415.060.
A board member shall be eligible for reelection unless he becomes
disqualified.
The annual in-service training requirements for all school board members in
office as of December 31, 2014, shall be as follows:
(a) Twelve (12) hours for school board members with zero to three (3) years
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of experience;
(b) Eight (8) hours for school board members with four (4) to seven (7) years
of experience; and
(c) Four (4) hours for school board members with eight (8) or more years of
experience.
The Kentucky Board of Education shall identify the criteria for fulfilling this
requirement.
(a) For all board members who begin their initial service on or after January
1, 2015, the annual in-service training requirements shall be twelve (12)
hours for school board members with zero to eight (8) years of experience
and eight (8) hours for school board members with more than eight (8)
years of experience.
(b) Training topics for school board members shall include:
1.
Three (3) hours of finance, one (1) hour of ethics, and one (1) hour
of superintendent evaluation annually for members with zero to
three (3) years' experience;
2.
Two (2) hours of finance, one (1) hour of ethics, and one (1) hour of
superintendent evaluation annually for members with four (4) to
seven (7) years' experience; and
3.
One (1) hour of finance, one (1) hour of ethics, and one (1) hour of
superintendent evaluation biennially for members with eight (8) or
more years' experience.
The Kentucky Board of Education shall identify criteria for fulfilling this
requirement.
Effective:July 15, 2014
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 136, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2014. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 416, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6,
effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 1, effective July
13, 1990; and ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 71, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986
Ky. Acts ch. 417, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch.
376, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 1,
effective July 15, 1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective
June 17, 1978; and ch. 272, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-22.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). This section was amended by
two 1990 Acts. Where those Acts are not in conflict, they have been compiled
together. Where a conflict exists, the Act which was last enacted by the General
Assembly prevails.
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