KY HB99

Allows qualified voters in incorporated cities with at least 5,000 residents to petition for an election to establish a new independent school district, requiring signatures from 25% of voters from the last regular election

Creates a two-part ballot question: voters decide on establishing the new district and simultaneously elect a provisional five-member interim school board that takes office if the measure passes

Kentucky Department of Education calculates and divides assets and liabilities between the new independent district and the altered originating district based on projected tax assessments, with negotiations concluded by November 1 following district establishment

New district must become fully operational by the second July 1 following establishment, with interim board developing budgets, hiring superintendents and staff, and creating transition plans covering facilities, transportation, food services, and staffing

Interim board may vote by four-fifths majority to abandon the new district if deemed financially unviable, triggering a merger back into the originating district; school-based decision making requirements are waived for the first operational year