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160.180 Eligibility requirements.

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160.180 Eligibility requirements. (1) As used in this section, &quot;relative&quot; means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. (2) No person shall be eligible to membership on a board of education: (a) Unless he has attained the age of twenty-four (24) years; and <br>(b) Unless he has been a citizen of Kentucky for at least three (3) years preceding his election and is a voter of the district for which he is elected; and (c) Unless he has completed at least the twelfth grade or has been issued a GED certificate or has received a high school diploma through participation in the <br>external diploma program and he is elected after July 13, 1990; and (d) An affidavit signed under penalty of perjury certifying completion of the twelfth grade or the equivalent as determined by passage of the twelfth grade <br>equivalency examination held under regulations adopted by the Kentucky <br>Board of Education has been filed with the nominating petition required by <br>KRS 118.315; or (e) Who holds a state office requiring the constitutional oath or is a member of the General Assembly; or (f) Who holds or discharges the duties of any civil or political office, deputyship, or agency under the city or county of his residence; or (g) Who, at the time of his election, is directly or indirectly interested in the sale to the board of books, stationery, or any other property, materials, supplies, <br>equipment, or services for which school funds are expended; or (h) Who has been removed from membership on a board of education for cause; or (i) Who has a relative as defined in subsection (1) of this section employed by the school district and is elected after July 13, 1990. However, this shall not apply <br>to a board member holding office on July 13, 1990, whose relative was not <br>initially hired by the district during the tenure of the board member. (3) If, after the election of any member of the board, he becomes interested in any contract with or claims against the board, of the kind mentioned in paragraph (g) of <br>subsection (2) of this section, or if he moves his residence from the district for <br>which he was chosen, or if he attempts to influence the hiring of any school <br>employee, except the superintendent of schools or school board attorney, or if he <br>does anything that would render him ineligible for reelection, he shall be subject to <br>removal from office pursuant to KRS 415.050 and 415.060. (4) A board member shall be eligible for reelection unless he becomes disqualified. <br>(5) The annual in-service training requirements for all school board members shall be as follows: <br>(a) Twelve (12) hours for school board members with zero to three (3) years of experience; (b) Eight (8) hours for school board members with four (4) to seven (7) years of experience; and (c) Four (4) hours for school board members with eight (8) or more years of experience. The Kentucky Board of Education shall identify the criteria for fulfilling this <br>requirement. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 416, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 145, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective <br>July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 214, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1990; <br>and ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 71, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 417, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 376, sec. 1, <br>effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 43, sec. 1, effective July 15, <br>1980. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978; and <br>ch. 272, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, <br>effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-22. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/13/90). This section was amended by two 1990 Acts. Where those Acts are not in conflict, they have been compiled together. <br>Where a conflict exists, the Act which was last enacted by the General Assembly <br>prevails.