KRS 160.180: Eligibility for membership on local board of education -- Removal from

office -- Reelection -- Annual in-service training requirements.

(1) As used in this section, "relative" means father, mother, brother, sister, husband,

wife, son, and daughter.

(2) A person shall only be eligible for membership on a board of education if the

person:

(a) Has attained the age of twenty-four (24) years;

(b) Has been a citizen of Kentucky for at least three (3) years preceding the

election and is a voter of the district for which he or she is elected;

(c) Has completed at least the twelfth grade or has been issued a High School

Equivalency Diploma, as evidenced by:

1. An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury certifying completion of the

twelfth grade or the equivalent that has been filed with the nominating

petition required by KRS 118.315; or

2. A transcript evidencing completion of the twelfth grade or the results of

a twelfth grade equivalency examination that has been filed with the

nominating petition required by KRS 118.315;

(d) Does not hold any elective federal, state, county, or city office;

(e) Is not, at the time of his or her election, 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;

(f) Has not been removed from membership on a board of education for cause;

(g) Does not have a relative employed by the school district, in the case of a

person elected after July 13, 1990. This shall not apply to a board member

holding office on July 13, 1990, whose relative was n ot initially hired by the

district during the tenure of the board member; and

(h) For boards of education of large school districts, is not an employee of a

board of education in the Commonwealth whose position requires work on

more than one hundred (100) days per year.

(3) (a) A member of a board of education shall be subject to removal from office

pursuant to KRS 415.050 and 415.060 if, after the election the member:

1. Becomes interested in any contract with or claims against the board, of

the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(e) of this section;

2. Moves his or her residence from the division for which he or she was

chosen;

3. Attempts to influence the employment of any school employee, except

the superintendent or school board attorney;

4. Is convicted of a felony;

5. Performs acts of malfeasance in performance of duties prescribed by

law;

6. Willfully misuses, converts, or misappropriates public property or funds;

or

7. Does anything that would render the member ineligible for reelection.

(b) In accordance with KRS 7.410, the Office of Education Accountability shall

have the duty and responsibility to investigate current local board of education

members for allegations of conduct prohibited by paragraph (a) of this

subsection. After review and investigati on, the Office of Education

Accountability shall refer appropriate matters to the Attorney General.

(4) A member of a board of education shall be eligible for reelection unless he or she

becomes disqualified.

(5) (a) The annual in -service training requirem ents for all members of boards of

education in office as of December 31, 2014, shall be as follows:

1. Twelve (12) hours for members with zero to three (3) years of

experience;

2. Eight (8) hours for members with four (4) to seven (7) years of

experience; and

3. Four (4) hours for members with eight (8) or more years of experience.

(b) The in -service training requirements of this subsection shall include a

minimum of:

1. One (1) hour of ethics training every year;

2. One (1) hour of open meetings and open r ecords training every four (4)

years; and

3. Two (2) hours of finance training every two (2) years.

(6) For all members of boards of education who begin their initial service on or after

January 1, 2015, the in-service training requirements shall be:

(a) Twelve (12) hours for members with zero to eight (8) years of experience

each year, which shall include a minimum of:

1. One (1) hour of ethics training each year;

2. One (1) hour of open meetings and open records training within the first

twelve (12) months of initial service and at least once every four (4)

years thereafter;

3. Three (3) hours of finance training within the first two (2) years of

initial service, and two (2) hours of finance training at least once every

two (2) years thereafter; and

4. One (1) hour of superintendent evaluation within the first two (2) years

of service; and

(b) Eight (8) hours for members with more than eight (8) years of experience

each year, which shall include a minimum of:

1. One (1) hour of ethics training each year;

2. One (1) hour of open meetings and open records training at least once

every four (4) years; and

3. Two (2) hours of finance training at least once every two (2) years.

(7) The Kentucky Board of Education shall identify the criteria for fulfilling the

requirements of subsections (5) and (6) of this section.