FRANKFORT, KY (Dec. 19, 2024) — A statement from Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, upon the Kentucky Supreme Court’s opinion today on how the superintendent in Kentucky’s largest school district will interact with the school board. This opinion affirms Senate Bill 1 from the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2022 session is constitutional and not special legislation, as the Kentucky Court of Appeals previously ruled.
“We are pleased with today's reversal opinion by Kentucky's highest court. The General Assembly acted constitutionally and appropriately as the state’s legislative body. The Kentucky Supreme Court reiterated the General Assembly's power to direct how frequently Kentucky's largest school district can and should meet. Senate Bill 1 from Kentucky's 2022 Session was not special legislation, and with this ruling, the constraints placed on this school board have been reinstated.
“This ruling is a shot across the bow to Kentucky’s largest school district, one which continues to fail its students, particularly low-income and minority students.
“As education receives the largest portion of our state’s budget, funded by hard-working Kentuckians, this body will continue to provide the legal framework by which Kentucky’s public school boards educate our children.”
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