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AN ACT relating to superintendent screening committees. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘Section 1. KRS 160.352 is amended to read as follows: 3
(1) For purposes of this section the term "minority" means American Indian; Alaskan 4
native; African-American; Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, 5
Cuban, and Central or South American origin; Pacific islander; or other ethnic 6
group underrepresented in a local school district. 7
(2) Each board of education shall appoint a superintendent of schools after receiving 8
the recommendations of a screening committee. A screening committee shall be 9
established within thirty (30) days of a determination by a board of education that a 10
vacancy has occurred or will occur in the office of superintendent, except that when 11
the board determines a vacancy will not occur before six (6) months from the date 12
of determination, the board shall establish a screening committee at least ninety (90) 13
days before the first date on which the position may be filled. 14
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a screening committee shall be 15
composed of: 16
(a) Two (2) teachers, elected by the teachers in the district; 17
(b) One (1) board of education member, appointed by the board chairman; 18
(c) One (1) principal, elected by the principals in the district; 19
(d) One (1) parent who is not employed by the school district, elected by the 20
presidents of the parent-teacher organizations of the schools in the district; 21
(e) One (1) classified employee, elected by the classified employees in the 22
district; and 23
(f) If a minority member is not elected or appointed to a screening committee in 24
districts with a student minority population of eight percent (8%) or more, as 25
determined by the enrollment on the preceding October 1, the committee 26
membership shall be increased to include one (1) minority parent. This 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 1372
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minority parent member shall be elected by the parents in an election 1
conducted by the local school board. Parents in the district shall be given 2
adequate notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the election. 3
(4) For a school district with a student minority population of fifty percent (50%) or 4
greater, a screening committee shall be composed of: 5
(a) Three (3) teachers, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of a minority 6
group, elected by the teachers employed in the district; 7
(b) One (1) board of education member, appointed by the board chairman; 8
(c) Two (2) principals, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of a minority 9
group, elected by the principals of schools in the district; 10
(d) Two (2) parents who are not employed by the school district, at least one (1) 11
of whom shall be a member of a minority group, elected by the presidents of 12
the parent-teacher organizations of the schools in the district; 13
(e) Two (2) classified employees, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of 14
a minority group, elected by the classified employees in the district; and 15
(f) If a minority principal representative is not available, an administrator as 16
defined in KRS 161.720 who is a member of a minority group shall be 17
elected by the administrators in the district. 18
(5) Prior to appointing a superintendent of schools, the board of education shall 19
consider the recommendations of the screening committee, but the board shall not 20
be required to appoint a superintendent from the committee's recommendations. 21