(1) Each board of education shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, at a time and place fixed by the board. Special meetings may be called by the chairman. On request of three (3) members of the board, the secretary shall call a special meeting. Each member of the board shall have timely notice of each meeting and the nature, object, and purpose for which it is called. Any board member failing to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings, unless excused by the board for reason satisfactory to it, shall be removed from office pursuant to KRS § 415.050 and
415.060. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a concurring vote by a majority of the board, the number of board members in the quorum notwithstanding, shall be necessary to take any particular action unless otherwise specified by statute.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 160.270

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Month: means calendar month. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) Each regular meeting shall include a public comment period of at least fifteen (15) minutes. Any board rules and policies regarding conduct during school board meetings shall apply during the public comment period.
(3) The secretary shall be present at the meetings of the board, except when his or her own tenure, salary, or the administration of his or her office is under consideration, and shall record in a book provided for that purpose all its official proceedings, which shall be a public record open to inspection.
Effective: July 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. — Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 430, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 910, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended 1978
Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1, effective July 17, 1978. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4399-20, 4399-29.