KY SB215

School boards must adopt policies ensuring curriculum, textbooks, and instructional materials (including digital materials) remain subject to Kentucky's open records law (KRS 61.870-61.884) with protections for residents' fair use rights

Superintendents earning total annual compensation exceeding the Commissioner of Education's compensation require Senate confirmation; the Kentucky Department of Education must publish the commissioner's compensation on its website

Superintendent removal standard lowered from four-fifths (4/5) board vote with commissioner approval to a simple majority vote; removed superintendents may petition the Kentucky Board of Education for review at its next regularly scheduled meeting

Board of education chair and vice chair terms limited to one year (previously could be up to two years); boards must maintain oversight of superintendents and receive reports on closed employee investigations

Eliminates prohibition on employing relatives of school board members; adds disqualification for board membership if the candidate assists, represents, or contracts with district employees in employment or legal matters against the district