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KY SB202

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lindsey Tichenor

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Kentucky Board of Education must determine school board membership size every 10 years starting in 2033, based on 3-year average daily enrollment: 5 members for districts with 15,000 or fewer students, scaling up to 15 members for districts over 75,001 students

  • County school districts must redraw board divisions within 30 days of receiving state notification, with divisions required to be equal in population and contain integral voting precincts; changes to division boundaries prohibited within 5 years of last change except for mergers or annexations

  • Independent school district board members elected at-large while county school district members elected from divisions; new divisions must be submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education and Legislative Research Commission within 10 days of adoption

  • Initial board size determinations required by December 31, 2026; local boards receiving notice to add members must complete division changes within 30 days, with new positions filled as vacancies by appointment until the next regular election

  • Removes outdated provisions specific to Jefferson County that referenced 1970 census tracts and the seven-division structure established after the Louisville-Jefferson County school merger

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to boards of education.

Education, Elementary and Secondary

Last Action

to Committee on Committees (S)

2/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Committee on Committees2/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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